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Dynamic linkages of personality and health : the effect of traits and states in predicting health-goal progress

Creator:

Choun, Soyoung

Abstract:

Optimal aging is strongly related to personality factors along with health-behavior habits. Personality has played a key role in understanding the interactions between human behavior and the environment and as a vital predictor in determining health outcomes of individuals. Although previous studies have found links between personality traits and health,...

Resource Type:

Dissertation

Full Text:

as people move from mid-life to later life (Hooker, 1992). For older adults in particular, the