Neuroticism, extraversion, and mortality in a defined population of older persons

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 841-845

  Wilson, Robert S ^a,c   Krueger, Kristin R ^a,c   Gu, Liping ^b   Bienias, Julia L ^b,c   Mendes De Leon, Carlos F ^b,c   Evans, Denis A ^b,c  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive activity; Extraversion; Mortality; Neuroticism; Physical activity; Social activity

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEATH; EXTRAVERSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUROSIS; PERSONALITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SURVIVAL; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; CLASSIFICATION; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; LONGEVITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERSONALITY TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

AGED; COGNITION; EXTRAVERSION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MORTALITY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33645641731     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.psy.0000190615.20656.83     Document Type: Article

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