Openness to experience and mortality in men: Analysis of trait and facets

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 654-672

  Turiano, Nicholas A ^a   Spiro III, Avron ^b,c   Mroczek, Daniel K ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology Research and Information Center   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

creativity; facets; mortality; openness; personality

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CREATIVITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PERSONALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CREATIVENESS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PERSONALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84860276246     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264311431303     Document Type: Article

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