Organization, activity and ability to respond quickly can extend life expectancy, while anxiety and irritability can reduce it. This conclusion was reached by the scientists from the University of Edinburgh, after analyzing more than 22,000 adult data, as reported by The Guardian.
Researchers have not focused not to classify participants in the type of personality, but on specific words that people used to describe themselves.
It turned out that "active" or "energy" adjectives were much more accurate to life expectancy than traditional categories such as extroverts. The word "active" proved that it is the strongest predictor of longevity. Those who have used this word to describe themselves have less likely to have a study during the study, their death risk was 21%.
Such characteristics of organization, diligence and responsibility were also related to the longer duration of life expectancy. At the same time, the words that have negative tone such as "restless", "easily upset" or "easily upset", are more likely to characterize the earlier dead.
Researchers emphasize that this combination does not testify to "deadly" predestination. However, personality traits can affect behavior, which in turn affects health. For example, organized people are more likely to maintain healthy mode, while active people are more active and better able to cope with stress.
Researchers say that such individual characteristics can be part of new medical approaches in the future. Personality questionnaires can complete standard health evaluation methods and help identify people who can need additional support to maintain health and prevent chronic diseases.
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