Conscientiousness and perceived physical symptoms: Mediating effect of life events stress and moderating role of resting respiratory sinus arrhythmia

Abstract

This study investigated the possible psychophysiological links between conscientiousness and perceived physical symptoms by examining the mediating role of life events stress and the moderating role of resting respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA). Participants participated in the collection of questionnaire data and physiological data ( N = 396). Results showed life events stress mediated the association between conscientiousness and perceived physical symptoms, and the indirect effect was only significant among individuals with lower resting RSA. Findings indicate that low resting RSA as a risk-amplifying physiological marker may magnify the relationship that low conscientiousness affects physical symptoms by increasing life events stress.

An Analysis on the Influencing Factors of Learning Motivation Based in the Teaching Blending Online and Offline: The Mediating Role of Self-efficacy and Task value

“…The path 4 represented "Internal Drive=>Task Value=>Learning beliefs". The path 1 and path 3 were not significant [15].…”

The Relationship between Conscientiousness and Well-Being among Chinese Undergraduate Students: A Cross-Lagged Study

“…These findings replicated previous evidence that individuals with high conscientiousness reported more frequent positive affect, greater life satisfaction, and less frequent negative affect [ 12 , 14 , 16 ], revealing that conscientiousness is a robust and prospective predictor of subjective well-being. On the one hand, individuals high in conscientiousness are likely to be more effective at regulating negative affect [ 18 ] and may experience less daily stress [ 27 , 32 ]. On the other hand, individuals high in conscientiousness are more likely to be self-disciplined, goal-directed, industrious, and rule-abiding [ 4 ], and their efficient and reliable performance may promote success in school or the workplace [ 5 , 6 , 8 , 9 ].…”

“…Conscientiousness was observed to be negatively associated with inflammation [ 22 ] and risks of chronic illness, such as sciatica, stroke, hypertension, and diabetes [ 23 , 24 , 25 ]. Accumulating evidence has consistently suggested that conscientiousness is a protective factor against physical health problems [ 26 , 27 , 28 ]. Recent findings from empirical studies have shown that individuals high in conscientiousness tend to report better physical health status [ 10 , 29 , 30 ].…”