Physical health 25 years later: The predictive ability of neuroticism

被引:77
作者
Charles, Susan Turk [1 ]
Gatz, Margaret [2 ,3 ]
Kato, Kenji [4 ]
Pedersen, Nancy L. [2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif Irvine, Dept Psychol, Irvine, CA USA
[2] Univ So Calif, Dept Psychol, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA
[3] Karolinska Inst, Dept Med Epidemiol & Biostat, Stockholm, Sweden
[4] Int Univ Hlth & Welf, Dept Nursing, Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan
关键词
neuroticism; pain; behavioral genetics; twins;
D O I
10.1037/0278-6133.27.3.369
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
Objective: Neuroticism, a personality trait related to distress and emotional stability, is often correlated with physical symptoms and disease presence. Theorists have posited that chronic emotional instability creates physiological changes detrimental to health, yet most findings are based on cross-sectional analyses. The objective of the current study was to examine neuroticism assessed in 1973 and the likelihood of reporting physical conditions 25 years later. Design: Participants included 21676 adult twins (n = 8143 intact twin pairs) ranging from 15 to 47 years old in 1973 who were assessed again between 1998 and 2002. Main Outcome Measures: Thirteen physical conditions, including chronic fatigue syndrome, ulcers, and coronary heart disease, were selected based on their prior theoretical and empirical links to personality traits. Results: Results indicate that the likelihood of having a physical condition is related to higher levels of prior neuroticism, with some associations attenuated when controlling for familial similarity. Conclusion: Familial influences are most pronounced for conditions most related to systemic pain, suggesting genetic pathways between netiroticism and these pain experiences.
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页码:369 / 378
页数:10
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