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| Personality and health in Japanese older adults | | Author(s) | Yong Yu, Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Ion Tani |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 12, no 3, May 2008 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis, May 2008 |
| Pages | pp 382-388 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Personality ; Health [elderly] ; Cross sectional surveys ; Japan. |
| Annotation | Japan has one of the world's highest life expectancy rates (81.25 years in 2006). This cross-sectional study examined age and gender differences in Cloninger's biosocial model of personality, as well as their relation to health in a Japanese community sample whose age exceeds 50 years. 330 participants completed the Temperament and Character Inventory and the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ). MANOVA and hierarchical regression analyses were conducted. Age-related decreases in reward Dependence, Self-Directedness, Cooperativeness, and an increase in Self-Transcendence were found. Health was significantly predicted by Harm Avoidance and Self-Directedness. Personality change in late adulthood tends to occur in environmentally-based character in a pattern of gradual social detachment and internal spiritual growth. personality is a stronger predictor of health than demographic variables. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-081124212 A |
| Classmark | DK: CC: 3KB: 7DT |
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