Physical Health 25 Years Later: The Predictive Ability of Neuroticism

Health Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 369-378

  Charles, Susan Turk ^a   Gatz, Margaret ^b,c   Kato, Kenji ^d   Pedersen, Nancy L ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Japan)

Author keywords

behavioral genetics; neuroticism; pain; twins

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSIS; PAIN; PERSONALITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FORECASTING; GENETICS, BEHAVIORAL; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN;

EID: 47749116819     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.27.3.369     Document Type: Article

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