Mechanisms by which childhood personality traits influence adult health status: Educational attainment and healthy behaviors.

Hampson, Sarah E.; Goldberg, Lewis R.; Vogt, Thomas; Dubanoski, Joan P.

doi:10.1037/0278-6133.26.1.121

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“…2004, Hampson et al . 2006, 2007). Potentially, this knowledge could enable health professionals and those working in breastfeeding support to provide more targeted support.…”

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Maternal trait personality and breastfeeding duration: the importance of confidence and social support

Brown

2013

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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AimTo explore associations among breastfeeding duration, maternal personality and maternal attitudes and experiences of breastfeeding.BackgroundUnderstanding influences on breastfeeding initiation and duration is critical to increasing breastfeeding rates and supporting new mothers. Maternal characteristics such as self‐efficacy, knowledge and confidence are known to enable women to breastfeed, but little is known about the influence of maternal trait personality on breastfeeding.DesignAn exploratory cross‐sectional survey.MethodA total of 602 mothers with an infant aged 6–12 months old completed a self‐report questionnaire examining maternal trait personality, breastfeeding duration and attitudes and experiences of breastfeeding. Data were collected between March–June 2009.ResultsMothers who reported high levels of extraversion, emotional stability and conscientiousness were significantly more likely to initiate and continue breastfeeding for a longer duration. Attitudes and experiences significantly associated with these personality traits such as perceived difficulties and lack of support may explain these patterns. For example, characteristics associated with introversion and anxiety may prevent women from seeking support or challenging negative attitudes of others at this critical time.ConclusionUnderstanding the influence of maternal personality may thus be a useful tool in antenatal support to recognize women who may need extra, directed support while facilitating discussion of potential barriers to breastfeeding.

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“…2004, Hampson et al . 2006, 2007). Potentially, this knowledge could enable health professionals and those working in breastfeeding support to provide more targeted support.…”

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“…2006) and eating patterns (Hampson et al . 2007). Personality has also been shown to be related to several personal characteristics such as self‐efficacy, confidence and locus of control, which can in turn effect health outcomes (Vollrath 2001, Schaefer et al .…”

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Maternal trait personality and breastfeeding duration: the importance of confidence and social support

Brown

2013

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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“…Despite the relatively consistent findings that Conscientiousness and Agreeableness are associated with the more frequent practice of health-promoting behaviors (e.g., Hampson et al, 2007), and Neuroticism is associated with fewer health-promoting behaviors (e.g., BoothKewley & Vickers, 1994), the reasons for these linkages are not well understood. In the current study, we address this gap by applying a self-regulatory perspective to the relation between these personality traits and health-promoting behaviors, using the SRRM (Sirois, 2015a(Sirois, , 2015b as our conceptual lens.…”

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“…The Big Five trait taxonomy (Costa & McCrae, 1985;John & Srivastava, 1999) is one commonly used model for understanding how personality relates to health behaviors, with considerable evidence supporting the role of three particular personality factors. Both Conscientiousness and Agreeableness have been linked to the practice of health promoting behaviors (Booth-Kewley & Vickers, 1994;Hampson, Goldberg, Vogt, & Dubanoski, 2007;Ingledew & Brunning, 1999;Lemos-Giraldez & Fidalgo-Aliste, 1997), whereas Neuroticism is associated with fewer health promoting behaviors (Booth-Kewley & Vickers, 1994;Ingledew & Brunning, 1999). However, the reasons proposed for these relations have focused more on the qualities associated with these traits than on the underlying self-regulation processes that may be involved.…”

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Big Five traits, affect balance and health behaviors: A self-regulation resource perspective

Sirois

Hirsch

2015

Personality and Individual Differences

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“…Several studies have reported that personality traits such as neuroticism, extraversion, anger, and hostility are significant predictors of mortality, and clinical health outcomes (Almada et al 1991;Wilson et al 2005;Hozawa et al 2006;Shipley et al 2007). Particularly in elderly populations, it has been hypothesized that these traits may affect subsequent physical health outcomes and mortality (Duberstein et al 2003;Wilson et al 2005;Krueger et al 2006;Hampson et al 2007). However, there have been few prospective studies of the association between personality traits and functional decline, and no studies have examined the risk factors related to loss of higher-level functional capacity.…”

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Personality Traits as Predictors of Decline in Higher-Level Functional Capacity over a 7-Year Follow-Up in Older Adults: The Ohasama Study

Tsubota‐Utsugi¹,

Satoh

Miki

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Tohoku J. Exp. Med.

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Numerous factors that affect functional decline have been identified, and personality traits are considered to be an important factor in functional decline risk. The Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology Index of Competence (TMIG) was developed to measure three higher-level functional capacities, instrumental activities of daily living, intellectual activity, and social roles, in Japanese elderly, which were previously not assessed adequately with existing scales of functional decline. The objective of this study was to explore the effect of personality traits as predictors of higher-level functional decline over a 7-year follow-up in a rural Japanese community. Data on 676 participants (mean 67.1 years) who were free of functional decline and had completed questionnaires at baseline and 7 years later, were analyzed. Demographic characteristics, lifestyle and personality characteristics were obtained from a self-administered questionnaire at baseline. Higher-level functional decline was examined using the subscales of the TMIG at baseline and at a 7-year follow-up examination. Over the 7-year study period, 21.7% of eligible participants reported decline in higher-level functional capacity. After adjustment for putative confounding factors, the traits that were significant predictors of decline in higher-level functional capacity at the 7-year follow-up had higher psychoticism scores [odds ratio (95% confidence interval) 2.12 (1.23-3.66)] and lower extraversion scores [1.89 (1.01-3.56)]. The personality traits of higher psychoticism and lower extraversion were significantly associated with a risk of future functional decline. A better understanding of these personality traits may help identify of at-risk individuals and could help reduce functional decline in older adults.

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Mechanisms by which childhood personality traits influence adult health status: Educational attainment and healthy behaviors.

Cited by 295 publications

References 33 publications

Maternal trait personality and breastfeeding duration: the importance of confidence and social support

Maternal trait personality and breastfeeding duration: the importance of confidence and social support

Big Five traits, affect balance and health behaviors: A self-regulation resource perspective

Personality Traits as Predictors of Decline in Higher-Level Functional Capacity over a 7-Year Follow-Up in Older Adults: The Ohasama Study

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