Personality is associated consistently with mortality hazards, but the physiological pathways
are not yet clear. Immune system dysregulation may be one such pathway due to its role in …

This study examined the Big Five personality traits as predictors of mortality risk, and
smoking as a mediator of that association. Replication was built into the fabric of our design …

BackgroundHigh Neuroticism and low Conscientiousness are frequently implicated in health-
risk behaviors, such as smoking and overeating, as well as health outcomes, including …

Objective: Personality traits predict both health behaviors and mortality risk across the life
course. However, there are few investigations that have examined these effects in a single …

The contribution of personality characteristics to the development and course of physical
illness is a central topic within both personality science and health psychology. In the former …

The current study investigated if the Big 5 personality traits predicted interleukin-6 (IL-6)
levels in a national sample over the course of 5years. In addition, interactions among the Big …

Evidence that personality characteristics predict important physical health outcomes has
contributed to a resurgence in personality science over the past several decades (Roberts …

We examined the association between neuroticism and mortality in a sample of 321,456
people from UK Biobank and explored the influence of self-rated health on this relationship …

Associations between personality and health and longevity are increasingly well
documented, but the causal inter-connections are often much more complex than originally …

Individual differences in the Big Five personality traits have emerged as predictors of health
and longevity. Although there are robust protective effects for higher levels of …