@article{ref1,
title="Personality in women and associations with mortality: a 40-year follow-up in the Population Study of Women in Gothenburg",
journal="BMC women's health",
year="2014",
author="André, Malin and Billstedt, Eva and Bengtsson, Calle and Hällström, Tore and Lissner, Lauren and Skoog, Ingmar and Sundh, Valter and Waern, Margda and Björkelund, Cecilia",
volume="14",
number="1",
pages="61-61",
abstract="BACKGROUND: The question of whether personality traits influence health has long been a focus for research and discussion. Therefore, this study was undertaken to examine possible associations between personality traits and mortality in women. <br><br>METHODS: A population-based sample of women aged 38, 46, 50 and 54years at initial examination in 1968-69 was followed over the course of 40years. At baseline, 589 women completed the Cesarec-Marke Personality Schedule (the Swedish version of the Edwards Personal Preference Schedule) and the Eysenck Personality Inventory. Associations between personality traits and mortality were tested using Cox proportional hazards models. <br><br>RESULTS: No linear associations between personality traits or factor indices and mortality were found. When comparing the lowest (Q1) and highest quartile (Q4) against the two middle quartiles (Q2 + Q3), the personality trait Succorance Q1 versus Q2 + Q3 showed hazard ratio (HR) = 1.37 (confidence interval (CI) = 1.08-1.74), and for the factor index Aggressive non-conformance, both the lowest and highest quartiles had a significantly higher risk of death compared to Q2 + Q3: for Q1 HR = 1.32 (CI = 1.03-1.68) and for Q4 HR = 1.36 (CI = 1.06-1.77). Neither Neuroticism nor Extraversion predicted total mortality. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Personality traits did not influence long term mortality in this population sample of women followed for 40years from mid- to late life. One explanation may be that personality in women becomes more circumscribed due to the social constraints generated by the role of women in society.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1472-6874",
doi="10.1186/1472-6874-14-61",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6874-14-61"
}