Modern health worries and personality

作者: Adrian Furnham , Luciana Strait , David J Hughes

DOI: 10.1002/PMH.1187

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摘要: Using self-report data, we investigated whether personality traits are associated with, or predictive of, modern health worries (MHWs), which popular concerns that people have their is threatened by modernity. Three-hundred and one British participants completed a questionnaire measured MHWs, the Big Five personal demographics. Results showed openness-to-experience conscientiousness were significantly correlated with MHWs significant predictors of MHWs. Those high scores on higher scores. Religiousness was also shown to be strongly related Surprisingly, there few associations between trait neuroticism. It concluded moderately traits. Limitations study suggestions for future research discussed. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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