A life-span behavioral mechanism relating childhood conscientiousness to adult clinical health

Health Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 887-895

  Hampson, Sarah E ^a   Edmonds, Grant W ^a   Goldberg, Lewis R ^a   Dubanoski, Joan P ^b   Hillier, Teresa A ^b  

^a OREGON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood personality; Clinical health; Cognitive ability; Educational attainment; Health behaviors

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; LIPID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSCIENTIOUSNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MALE; PERSONALITY; PHYSICAL INACTIVITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84940895199     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/hea0000209     Document Type: Article

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