Neuroticism and Quality of Life: Testing for Mediated Effects of Anxiety in Older Adults without Cognitive Impairment

Farina, Marianne; Moret-Tatay, Carmen; Paloski, Luís Henrique; Irigaray, Tatiana Quarti

doi:10.1007/s12126-019-09359-5

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“…The tendency to experience positive or negative affects is strongly related with personality traits, especially to extroversion and to neuroticism ( 107 , 108 ); personality traits can predict results regarding good or bad self-assessed health ( 109 ). Low levels of neuroticism in old age may suggest good outcomes in physical health and in cognitive functioning ( 110 ).…”

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Factors Associated With Positive Self-Rated Health: Comparing Older Adults in Brazil and in Portugal

Cachioni

Cipolli

Borim

et al. 2021

Front. Public Health

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Introduction: Self-rated health is a multidimensional health indicator and a predictor of adverse events in old age. Answers to this assessment are influenced by social, cultural and personality factors.Aim: Exploring common and distinctive characteristics of Brazilian and Portuguese older adults aged 70 and over regarding positive self-rated health according to sociodemographic variables, to functional capacity, to independent performance of basic activities of daily living and to neuroticism, as well as analyzing associations between positive self-rated health and these variables.Methods: The present paper is a comparative and cross-sectional study based on secondary data contained in the databases of the FIBRA (Frailty in Brazilian Older Adults) follow-up study, with 418 Brazilian older adults, and of the DIA (From Disability to Activity: The Challenge of Aging) study, with 380 Portuguese older adults. Both samples had higher percentages of women: 68.4% for Portugal and 69.9% for Brazil. The Brazilian sample had a higher average age (80.31 ± 4.67) than the Portuguese sample (76.80 ± 5.28).Results: The Portuguese older adults had better overall cognition scores, higher handgrip strength and higher neuroticism values than the Brazilian older adults. In the simple and multiple logistic regression analyses, it was found that among Brazilian older adults, subjects with higher scores in the MMSE (OR 1.16; 95% CI 1.08–1.24), regardless of ADL performance (OR 2.13; 95% CI 1.31–3.47) and with scores 24–29 (OR 1.92; 95% CI 1.07–3.43) or 11–23 (OR 2.09; 95% CI 1.15–3.79) in neuroticism were more likely to assess their health as very good/good. On the other hand, the Portuguese older adults with intermediate 24–9 (OR 2.38; 95% CI 1.31–4.33) or low 11–23 (OR 5.31; 95% CI 2.69–10.45) scores in neuroticism were more likely to evaluate their health as very good/good.Conclusion: Based on the findings of the present study and on the existing literature, it may be said that it is possible for people to age while keeping a positive perception of their own health, even in advanced old age; comparisons between the above-mentioned countries, however, point to the need for investments in healthcare systems so that older adults may enjoy greater physical independence and improved mental health.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Factors Associated With Positive Self-Rated Health: Comparing Older Adults in Brazil and in Portugal

Cachioni

Cipolli

Borim

et al. 2021

Front. Public Health

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“…Mediation analysis was performed using Process Macro for SPSS ( Hayes, 2015 ) to test the hypothesis that meaning in life mediates the effect of ER strategies on depressive symptomatology in university students. Thus, regression-based mediation procedures were run employing bootstrapping techniques using 10,000 samples ( Hayes, 2009 ; MacKinnon and Fairchild, 2009 ), as well as recent research ( Farina et al, 2020 ).…”

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Meaning in life as a protective factor against depression

Baquero-Tomás,

Grau,

Moliner

et al. 2023

Front. Psychol.

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The main objective of this study was to analyze the mediating role that meaning in life has between emotion dysregulation and depressive symptomatology in Spanish university students. Five hundred and sixty-six Spanish university students participated in the study. All of them completed the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS), the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and the Purpose in Life Test (PIL-10). A mediation model was performed to test the hypothesis that meaning in life mediates the effect of emotional dysregulation on depressive symptomatology in college students. The results show a positive, moderate, and statistically significant correlation between depression and emotional dysregulation. In addition, a negative, moderate, and statistically significant correlation was found between depression and meaning in life, and a negative, small, and statistically significant correlation between emotional dysregulation and meaning in life. Finally, the results of the mediation model evidence the role of meaning in life in different emotional dysregulation strategies and depressive symptomatology. These findings suggest the importance of incorporating the meaning in life variable in the development and implementation of prevention and treatment programs for psychological disorders.

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“…For instance, neuroticism is associated with various mental illnesses, including depression, anxiety, and schizophrenia, with large effect sizes found for these relationships (d = 1.04 to 1.54; Khan et al, 2005;Malouff et al, 2005cited in Lahey, 2009. Moreover, higher neuroticism has been linked to decreased longevity (Batty et al, 2016;Shipley et al, 2007) and lower quality of life (i.e., physical/psychological well-being; Farina et al, 2021;Gao et al, 2017). Whether a direct result of neuroticism, or a by-product of the tendencies that are associated with neurotic traits, these findings highlight various ways neuroticism may be associated with negative outcomes.…”

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Examining the Relationship Between Personality and Perceived Vulnerability: Unpacking Self and Observer Perceptions

McCune¹

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Research examining victimization risk has demonstrated that personality variables like psychopathy may be advantageous in accurately predicting vulnerability from behaviour (Book et al., 2013). There is evidence suggesting certain behaviours and personality traits may be associated with vulnerability to victimization (Ellrich & Baier, 2016; Hall et al., 2006). The current studies aimed to assess differences in behaviours (verbal/nonverbal) in relation to perceptions of vulnerability (Study 1). Additionally, it examined the role of psychopathy and gender in accurately predicting perceived future vulnerability, and the use of behavioural cues in making vulnerability predictions (Study 2). Results from Study 1 suggest people with neurotic traits view themselves as more vulnerability to future sexual victimization, and women (vs. men) feel more vulnerable to victimization. Study 2 indicates those scoring higher on psychopathy make less accurate vulnerability predictions, and use more behavioural cues to predict vulnerability. Implications and future research avenues examining vulnerability are discussed.

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Neuroticism and Quality of Life: Testing for Mediated Effects of Anxiety in Older Adults without Cognitive Impairment

Cited by 4 publications

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Factors Associated With Positive Self-Rated Health: Comparing Older Adults in Brazil and in Portugal

Factors Associated With Positive Self-Rated Health: Comparing Older Adults in Brazil and in Portugal

Meaning in life as a protective factor against depression

Examining the Relationship Between Personality and Perceived Vulnerability: Unpacking Self and Observer Perceptions

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