Personality and the use of oral contraceptives in British university students

Personality traits, health behavior, and risk for cancer

“…6 -9 Because behaviors like smoking and alcohol consumption are associated with increased risks for cancer, 10 -12 the finding of an association between personality traits and cancer risk may be the result of a lack of adjustment for these and other well known risk factors. In support of this theory, several studies have found an association between personality traits and health behavior, [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] and few have found no evidence for such an association. 21 In a previously published study, one of the authors examined the relation between personality traits and risks for cancer 8 by testing the hypothesis of Kissen and Eysenck 3 that a high degree of extroversion and a low degree of neuroticism are associated with an increased risk.…”