Health-related behaviour and personality trait development in adulthood

Mark S. Allen; Stewart A. Vella; Sylvain Laborde

doi:10.1016/j.jrp.2015.10.005

Health-related behaviour and personality trait development in adulthood

Mark S. Allen, Stewart A. Vella, Sylvain Laborde

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Abstract

This investigation explored the contribution of a healthy lifestyle to personality trait stability and change during adulthood. A nationally representative sample of 11,133 Australian adults completed self-report measures of health-related behaviour and personality traits at baseline (2010) and again four years later (2014).

Results showed that physical activity and alcohol intake, and to a lesser extent diet and cigarette smoking, were important for mean-level change and intra-individual stability of personality for all trait dimensions. Moreover, positive health behaviours were associated with less of a decrease in extraversion and more of an increase in openness, agreeableness and conscientiousness over four years.

These findings suggest that healthy living might help to facilitate desirable personality trait stability and change during adulthood.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	104-110
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of Research in Personality
Volume	59
Issue number	December
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2015.10.005
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2015
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Alcohol consumption
Diet
Five-factor model
Fruit and vegetable
Physical activity
Smoking

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