The effects of personality and aging attitudes on well-being in different life domains

Park, Jeongsoo; Hess, Thomas M.

doi:10.1080/13607863.2019.1660849

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“…Several studies have established the relationship between personality and longevity [13,25,27,28,43,53]. Additionally, previous studies have found that neuroticism was closely related to elderly people's mental health [26,27,54,55], and personality especially neuroticism influenced aging attitudes, which in turn affect well-being [56]. Our findings that compared with ordinary elderly, longevous elderly behave more outgoing, and longevous individuals' and families' neuroticism was lower than that of their ordinary counterparts.…”

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Research on the prediction of longevity from both individual and family perspectives

Miao

Yang

et al. 2022

PLoS ONE

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Increasing human longevity is of global interest. The present study explored the prediction of longevity from both individual perspective and family perspective based on demographic and psychosocial factors. A total of 186 longevous family members and 237 ordinary elderly family members participated in a cross-sectional study, and a sample of 62 longevous elderly and 57 ordinary elderly were selected for comparative research. The results showed that it was three times more female than male in longevous elderly group. Up to 71.2% of longevous elderly had no experience in education, which was significantly lower than that of ordinary elderly. Due to such extreme age, more widowed (81.4%) elderly than those in married (18.6%). Less than one-seventh of the longevous elderly maintained the habit of smoking, and about one-third of them liked drinking, both were significantly lower than that of ordinary elderly. In terms of psychosocial factors, longevous elderly showed lower neuroticism and social support, while higher extraversion, compared with the ordinary elderly. However, there were no significant differences between the two family groups in demographic and psychosocial variables, except longevous families showing lower scores in neuroticism. Regression analysis found that neuroticism, social support and smoking habit had significant impact on individuals’ life span, then, neuroticism and psychoticism were the key factor to predict families’ longevity. We conclude that good emotional management, benign interpersonal support, and moderation of habits are important factors for individual longevity, and the intergenerational influence of personality is closely related to family longevity.

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Research on the prediction of longevity from both individual and family perspectives

Miao

Yang

et al. 2022

PLoS ONE

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“…Moreover, contrary to the findings of Volodinaa et al [ 26 ], we found that openness to experience was negatively correlated with life satisfaction. This inconsistency may be due to cultural variation, especially as openness to experience for Africans (Ethiopians) appears to differ from that of the Western world [ 34 ].…”

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“…Our results reveal the mediating role of attitude toward aging among retired elderly people for future research. However, the mediating function of attitudes toward aging in the association between personality factors and mental health may vary due to age and cultural contexts [ 34 ]. Therefore, personality traits, attitudes toward aging, and cultural context are important while designing interventions for improving mental health among older adults.…”

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“…Emerging research [ 34 ] suggests that the mediating function of aging attitudes in the association between personality domains and well-being differs across age and cultural contexts. In this respect, further research remains to be done in the African context, such as in Ethiopia, which is less likely influenced by Western culture [ 35 ].…”

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“…In this respect, further research remains to be done in the African context, such as in Ethiopia, which is less likely influenced by Western culture [ 35 ]. Park and Hess [ 34 ] also stressed on the necessity of including a five-factor personality measure that encompasses more than three items per trait to be used for further investigation. Hence, this study aimed to investigate whether attitude toward aging mediates the relationship between the Big Five personality traits and mental health, i.e., depression and life satisfaction of elderly individuals.…”

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This study aimed to examine attitude toward aging as a potential mediator of the relationship between personality factors and mental health in terms of depression and life satisfaction among older adults. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 438 Ethiopian elderly individuals aged 60 to 69. The results of the regression-based path analysis showed that after adjusting for demographic data, the relationship between agreeableness and depression in older adults was partially mediated by attitude toward aging. Likewise, attitude toward physical change due to aging and psychological growth subscales jointly mediated the correlation between neuroticism and depression. However, a significant direct path between neuroticism and depression persisted. On the contrary, openness had no significant direct association with depression apart from an indirect through psychosocial loss. The link between life satisfaction and agreeableness as well as openness to experience were partially mediated by psychosocial loss. Therefore, a person’s attitude toward aging and personality characteristics should be taken into consideration while designing interventions for managing mental health issues among older adults.

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The effects of personality and aging attitudes on well-being in different life domains

Cited by 12 publications

References 52 publications

Research on the prediction of longevity from both individual and family perspectives

Research on the prediction of longevity from both individual and family perspectives

Attitude toward Aging Mediates the Relationship between Personality and Mental Health in Older Adults

Between- and Within-Person Approaches to Subjective Views of Aging

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