Emotional stability, conscientiousness, and self-reported hypertension in adulthood
2017 (English)In: Personality and Individual Differences, ISSN 0191-8869, E-ISSN 1873-3549, Vol. 115, p. 159-163Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
This study aimed to investigate social and psychological factors in childhood and adulthood associated with self-reported hypertension in adulthood. Using data from the National Child Development Study, a nationally representative sample of 17,415 babies born in Great Britain in 1958 and followed up at 11, 33, and 50 years of age. Self-reported diagnosed hypertension by 50 years was the outcome measure. In total, 5753 participants with complete data on parental social class at birth, childhood cognitive ability test scores at 11 years, educational qualifications at 33 years, personality traits, occupational levels, and self-reported hypertension (all measured at age 50 years) were included in the study. Using logistic regression analyses, results showed that sex (OR = 0.60: 0.49–0.73, p < .001), educational qualifications (OR = 0.59: 0.37–0.92, p < .05), and traits emotional stability (OR = 0.84: 0.77–0.91, p < .001) and conscientiousness (OR = 0.89: 0.82–0.98, p < .05) were all significantly associated with the occurrence of self-reported hypertension in adulthood. Both psychological factors and socio-demographic factors were significantly associated with self-reported hypertension in adulthood.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier, 2017. Vol. 115, p. 159-163
Keywords [en]
Self-reported hypertension, Educational qualifications, Traits Emotional Stability and Conscientiousness, Cross-sectional and longitudinal
National Category
Psychology
Research subject
Psychology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-54137DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2016.02.034ISI: 000403134900028Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84961112926OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-54137DiVA, id: diva2:1058146
2016-12-202016-12-202018-07-20Bibliographically approved