%0 Journal Article
%T The prospective association between the five factor personality model with health behaviors and health behavior clusters
%J Europe's journal of psychology
%D 2018
%A Joyner, Chelsea
%A Rhodes, Ryan E.
%A Loprinzi, Paul D.
%V 14
%N 4
%P 880-896
%X To examine the prospective association of personality with individual behavior, multibehavior and clustered health behavior profiles. A prospective study design was employed. Two hundred young adults provided baseline data and 126 (mean age: 21.6 yrs) provide complete data for a 5-month follow-up assessment (63% response rate). Personality and health behaviors (and covariates) were assessed via validated questionnaires. A multibehavior index variable was created ranging from 0-5; two separate health behavior cluster indices were created, including high (4-5 behaviors) vs. low (2 or fewer) behavior adoption and an energy balance cluster (MVPA and diet). When examining MVPA as a continuous variable, the personality trait conscientiousness was prospectively associated with MVPA and a healthy diet. Extraversion was prospectively associated with high (vs. low) behavioral clustering (OR = 1.18; 95% CI: 1.00-1.40) and conscientiousness was prospectively associated with energy balance clustering (OR = 1.09; 95% CI: 1.01-1.17). Extraversion, conscientiousness, openness to experience, and agreeableness were associated with select health-related behaviors. Further, extraversion and conscientiousness were associated with health behavior clustering.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I PsychOpen
%@ 1841-0413
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v14i4.1450