Five-factor model personality traits and inflammatory markers: New data and a meta-analysis

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 50, Issue , 2014, Pages 181-193

  Luchetti, Martina ^a   Barkley, James M ^b   Stephan, Yannick ^c   Terracciano, Antonio ^d   Sutin, Angelina R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Tallahassee Community College   (United States)

^c UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^d FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Conscientiousness; Interleukin 6; Meta analysis; Personality

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; AGREEABLENESS; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; BODY MASS; CONSCIENTIOUSNESS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXTRAVERSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LIFESPAN; MALE; NEUROTICISM PERSONALITY; OPENNESS; PERSONALITY; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; SMOKING; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES; AGED; BLOOD; META ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY;

EID: 84908402329     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2014.08.014     Document Type: Article

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