Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Weixi Kang
Summary: This study aims to investigate the predictive value of Big Five personality traits on the risk of multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis in 7 years. Data from 17,791 participants in the UKHLS were analyzed, and the results revealed that Openness and Conscientiousness are positively associated with a reduced risk of MS diagnosis in 7 years.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Biology
Eugenia Irene Davidescu, Irina Odajiu, Delia Tulba, Iulia Mitrea, Camelia Cucu, Bogdan Ovidiu Popescu
Summary: The study found that patients with dystonia have significantly different personality profiles compared to control subjects, with dystonic patients showing higher levels of openness and differences in various personality traits.
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Ruofan Jia, Rabia Bahoo, Zhendong Cai, Musarrat Jahan
Summary: This study aimed to explore the personality traits of higher achievers at Chinese universities, finding that honesty, emotionality, and openness to experience are prominent traits among these students. Male high achievers tend to score higher in extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness to experience compared to female high achievers. Science students also exhibit higher levels of extraversion, agreeableness, and conscientiousness than arts students.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Benedikte a. Madsen, Silje C. R. Fure, Nada Andelic, Daniel Loke, Marianne Lovstad, Cecilie Roe, Emilie Isager Howe
Summary: Approximately 30% of individuals with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) experience persistent post-concussion symptoms (PPCS). Personality traits such as neuroticism, openness to experience, and conscientiousness are associated with more severe PPCS and lower return to work (RTW) in patients with mild-to-moderate TBI. However, after controlling for PPCS, personality traits are no longer significantly associated with RTW.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Anas A. Salameh, Hameeda Akhtar, Rani Gul, Abdullah Bin Omar, Sobia Hanif
Summary: The interaction between environment and individual personality determines career. This study investigated the effect of personality traits on entrepreneurial intentions and found that extraversion and openness to experience have a positive association with financial risk taking, while neuroticism, conscientiousness, and agreeableness have a negative association.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Alessio Maria Monteleone, Alberta Mereu, Giammarco Cascino, Maria Chiara Castiglioni, Chiara Marchetto, Melissa Grasso, Maria Pontillo, Tiziana Pisano, Stefano Vicari, Valeria Zanna
Summary: This study found that illness duration and personality traits of parents affect the type of coping strategies adopted by caregivers facing adolescents with anorexia nervosa. There are differences in coping strategies between mothers and fathers, and these variables should be considered to promote more fine-tuned clinical interventions.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Social
Victoria Hotchin, Keon West
Summary: Reflecting on nostalgic, positive, and novel experiences can increase state Openness. State positive affect and self-esteem are important predictors of Openness, suggesting possible indirect paths. This finding may be helpful for interventions targeting trait-level change.
JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Mirjam Stieger, Christoph Flueckiger, Dominik Rueegger, Tobias Kowatsch, Brent W. Roberts, Mathias Allemand
Summary: This study found that digital personality change interventions can lead to significant self-reported and observer-reported changes in personality traits, which persist up to 3 months after the end of the intervention, particularly for those desiring to increase a trait.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Daniele Pugi, Fabio Ferretti, Maddalena Galeazzi, Giacomo Gualtieri, Lore Lorenzi, Niccolo Pappalardo, Pasquale Giuseppe Macri, Guido Garosi, Anna Coluccia, Andrea Pozza
Summary: Regardless of the stage of chronic kidney disease (CKD), the physical, psychological, and social functioning of patients are significantly affected. The Big-Five personality traits and illness denial can influence the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and treatment options of patients. Poor HRQoL can predict a higher risk of hospitalization and mortality, as well as a poorer adjustment to dialytic therapy. Therefore, understanding the psychological variables associated with poorer HRQoL in the predialysis stage can improve intervention planning. This study investigated the simultaneous roles of illness denial and Big-Five personality traits in different domains of HRQoL in predialysis CKD patients.
Article
Neurosciences
Aminata Bicego, Helena Cassol, Jessica Simon, Pauline Fritz, Simona Abagnale, Audrey Vanhaudenhuyse, Steven Laureys, Charlotte Martial
Summary: This study investigated the potential personality and psychological predictors of near-death experiences (NDEs) and near-death-like experiences (NDEs-like). The results showed that the recall of NDEs-like was associated with endorsement of spiritual beliefs, while the recall of NDEs was associated with Openness and Fantasy proneness.
FRONTIERS IN HUMAN NEUROSCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Soniya Khalilzadeh, Ali Khodi
Summary: The study examined the relationship between Big Five personality traits and students' motivation, finding significant effects on different motivation subscales. Specifically, teachers' conscientiousness trait positively impacted students' intrinsic motivation, while extraversion had a negative effect on intrinsic motivation. These findings can help educators understand how their behavior in the classroom may influence student motivation levels.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Social
Ayla J. Goktan, Sara J. Weston, Jing Luo, Eileen K. Graham, Daniel K. Mroczek
Summary: This study investigated the relationship between mental health care utilization and Big Five personality traits. The results showed that the level of mental health care utilization predicted an increase in emotional stability, while the level of emotional stability predicted a decrease in mental health care utilization. Furthermore, increases in emotional stability, extraversion, and conscientiousness also predicted decreases in mental health care utilization.
JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN PERSONALITY
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Marta Demkow-Jania, Maciej Kopera, Elisa M. Trucco, Pawel Kobylinski, Anna Klimkiewicz, Malgorzata Abramowska, Anna Mach, Andrzej Jakubczyk
Summary: The study found that substance use disorder moderates the association between personality traits and problematic smartphone use. Neuroticism and openness have different impacts on PSU in the non-SUD group and SUD group. Openness is a significant protective factor against PSU in the SUD group.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Social
Xiang Yao, Rui Li
Summary: The study found that openness to experience and conscientiousness are positively correlated with creativity in both job stages, while agreeableness is positively correlated with creativity in probation periods, and extraversion is positively correlated with creativity in formal employment periods.
PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
(2021)
Review
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Joshua A. Wilt, Amanda R. Merner, Jaclyn Zeigler, Michelle Montpetite, Cynthia S. Kubu
Summary: Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is a safe and effective treatment for Parkinson's Disease (PD) in improving motor symptoms, but concerns about its effects on patients' personality remain. Research shows that while there is little evidence of changes in dispositional traits following DBS, there is some positive progress in characteristic adaptations. Further research is needed in exploring the impact on narrative identity after DBS treatment for PD.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sophia P. Lou, Dingfen Han, Marie F. Kuczmarski, Michele K. Evans, Alan B. Zonderman, Deidra C. Crews
Summary: Higher health literacy (HL) and health numeracy (HN) are associated with greater accordance to the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet among hypertensive adults. In the sample, 32.5% had limited HL and 14.5% had limited HN. HL was positively correlated with DASH total score in the overall sample, while the relationship between HN and DASH was statistically significant only among White participants. Educational attainment explained both findings.
HEALTH EDUCATION & BEHAVIOR
(2023)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Angelina R. Sutin, Martina Luchetti, Damaris Aschwanden, Yannick Stephan, Amanda A. Sesker, Antonio Terracciano
Summary: The study found that a greater sense of meaning and purpose in life is associated with a lower risk of dementia. The researchers examined data from the UK Biobank and conducted a meta-analysis of published studies. The results showed that for every one-point higher feeling of meaning, there was a 35% decreased risk of all-cause dementia. This association was not influenced by age, sex, education, or genetic risk factors.
ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS
(2023)
Review
Psychiatry
Roisin M. Long, Antonio Terracciano, Angelina R. Sutin, Ann-Marie Creaven, Denis Gerstorf, Sinead D'Arcy-Bewick, Paraic S. O'Suilleabhain
Summary: This study conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to examine the associations between loneliness, social isolation, and living alone and the risk of mortality among individuals with established cardiovascular disease. The findings suggest that living alone and social isolation are associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality, while there is tentative evidence of an association between loneliness and increased risk of all-cause mortality.
PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Yannick Stephan, Angelina R. Sutin, Martina Luchetti, Damaris Aschwanden, Pauline Caille, Antonio Terracciano
Summary: The present study explored the association between Five Factor Model personality traits and lung function and dyspnea. The results, derived from analyzing data from multiple samples, showed that higher levels of neuroticism were related to poorer lung function and higher risk of dyspnea. On the other hand, higher levels of extraversion, conscientiousness, openness, and agreeableness were associated with better lung function and lower risk of dyspnea.
RESPIRATORY MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Social
Angelina R. Sutin, Damaris Aschwanden, Martina Luchetti, Yannick Stephan, Antonio Terracciano
Summary: Having a greater sense of purpose in life is associated with better cognitive health and fewer cognitive failures in adults across different age groups, genders, races, and education levels. This association is especially strong among relatively older adults and remains significant even after accounting for depressed affect. Purpose may serve as a psychological resource that supports subjective cognition in older adults.
PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
(2023)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Antonio Terracciano, Martina Luchetti, Yannick Stephan, Corinna E. Loeckenhoff, Thomas Ledermann, Angelina R. Sutin
Summary: This study examined the trajectories of personality traits before and during cognitive impairment using self-reported data. The findings suggest that cognitive impairment is associated with detrimental personality changes, with an acceleration of change during the progression to dementia. The study also highlights the value of updating personality ratings during the early stages of cognitive impairment.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Angelina R. Sutin, Yannick Stephan, Tiia Kekalainen, Martina Luchetti, Antonio Terracciano
Summary: This study examined the association between purpose in life and patterns of physical activity measured with an accelerometer among older adults. The results showed that purpose in life was associated with healthier patterns of physical activity, including higher total activity counts, more active bouts per day, less activity fragmentation, and more sedentary fragmentation. Higher total activity counts and less activity fragmentation were also associated with better episodic memory, which partially mediated the association between purpose and episodic memory.
PSYCHOLOGY & HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Xianghe Zhu, Martina Luchetti, Damaris Aschwanden, Amanda A. Sesker, Yannick Stephan, Angelina R. Sutin, Antonio Terracciano
Summary: Happiness is associated with better performance in speed and visuospatial memory, but not reasoning. There is no relationship between happiness and the rate of cognitive decline over time. More research is needed to understand the association between psychological well-being and different cognitive functions.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Marie Fanelli Kuczmarski, May A. Beydoun, Michael F. Georgescu, Nicole Noren Hooten, Nicolle A. Mode, Michele K. Evans, Alan B. Zonderman
Summary: Limited research has been conducted on the trajectories of diet quality in adulthood. This study used data from the HANDLS study to determine the diet quality group trajectories over time. The results showed minimal changes in diet quality regardless of the index used.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Marie Fanelli Kuczmarski, May A. Beydoun, Michael F. Georgescu, Nicole Noren Hooten, Nicolle A. Mode, Michele K. Evans, Alan B. Zonderman
Summary: This study aims to investigate the association between diet quality and frailty status. The results showed that both medium pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory diet trajectory groups were positively associated with being non-frail over time, and anti-inflammatory diet quality was associated with lower risk for being pre-frail or frail.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Antonio Terracciano, Martina Luchetti, Selin Karakose, Yannick Stephan, Angelina R. Sutin
Summary: This large cohort study found that loneliness is associated with the risk of developing Parkinson's disease (PD), independent of other risk factors. The results suggest that loneliness is an important psychosocial determinant of health.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Angelina R. Sutin, Martina Luchetti, Yannick Stephan, Antonio Terracciano
Summary: This cohort study found that purpose in life declines with the emergence of cognitive impairment. The decline in purpose before onset is too small to detect impending impairment in clinical settings. However, following impairment, purpose declines more rapidly.
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Angelina R. Sutin, Yannick Stephan, Martina Luchetti, Damaris Aschwanden, Amanda A. Sesker, Xianghe Zhu, Antonio Terracciano
Summary: The study found that having a sense of purpose in life is associated with healthier cognitive outcomes, including lower risk of Alzheimer's Disease (AD). The study also examined the association between purpose and beliefs and knowledge of AD. The results showed that purpose in life was associated with lower perceived threat of AD and a stronger belief in modifiable factors reducing risk, but unrelated to beliefs about genetics or stress, or knowledge of AD.
ARCHIVES OF CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Sofia Marcolini, Ingeborg Frentz, Antonio Terracciano, Peter Paul De Deyn
Summary: This study found that there is an association between personality facets and cognitive functioning, although the effect sizes are small and vary among different age groups and facets within the same personality domain.
JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Angelina R. Sutin, Martina Luchetti, Yannick Stephan, Antonio Terracciano
Summary: This study aims to investigate the changes in personality, psychological distress, well-being, and social connection in dementia patients, and evaluate whether these changes are related to the stage of dementia. The results show that there is a significant increase in neuroticism and a decrease in the other four personality traits among dementia patients. At the same time, there is a significant increase in psychological distress and a substantial decrease in well-being and social connection. These changes are evident across different stages of dementia and are more pronounced in severe cases.
ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS
(2023)