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Longevity, big five personality factors, and health behaviors: presidents from Washington to Nixon.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15945521     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
In this study, the positive correlation between conscientiousness and death age discovered by H. S. Friedman et al. (1993, 1995) was replicated for 32 American presidents. Conscientiousness scores, using the Big Five variables produced by S. J. Rubenzer, T. R. Faschingbauer, and D. S. Ones (1996, 2000), were correlated with death age, r(30) = .41, p < .01, and the relationship was maintained with controls in a multiple regression framework. Smoking, drinking, and exercise, as assessed by J. R. Bumgarner (1994), were also correlated in the expected fashion with death age. Conscientiousness was correlated negatively with smoking and drinking, but openness to experience was correlated negatively with smoking and drinking to a higher degree and also was positively correlated with exercise. Openness, extraversion, neuroticism, and agreeableness were not correlated with death age, and extraversion, neuroticism, and agreeableness were not correlated with smoking, drinking or exercise.
Authors:
Stewart J H McCann
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of psychology     Volume:  139     ISSN:  0022-3980     ISO Abbreviation:  J Psychol     Publication Date:  2005 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-06-10     Completed Date:  2005-09-15     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0376332     Medline TA:  J Psychol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  273-86     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Cape Breton University, P.O. Box 5300, Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada B1P 6L2. stewart_mccann@capebretonu.ca
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Health Behavior*
Humans
Leadership*
Longevity*
Personality*
Politics*

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