Why the study?
Do higher levels of Conscientiousness reduce mortality risk in adults?
Population
Over 6,000 adults from the Midlife in the United States Study
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
14 years
Authors
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Should not yet inform clinical risk stratification; leaves open whether conscientiousness modification improves survival in trials.
Do higher levels of Conscientiousness reduce mortality risk in adults?
Personality traits like conscientiousness influence mortality risk significantly through behavioral pathways including alcohol use, smoking, and adiposity.
Turiano et al. (2013) studied this question.
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