Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
LIKES - Research Centre for Physical Activity and Health, Jyväskylä, Finland.
Ann Behav Med. 2019 Jun 4;53(7):665-673. doi: 10.1093/abm/kay075.
Despite the documented importance of dispositional compassions for a range of health-related outcomes, its role in predicting health behaviors remains unclear.
This study examined the associations between dispositional compassion and three domains of health behavior, including physical activity, alcohol use, and smoking.
The participants (N = 1,279-1,913) were from the Finnish population-based Young Finns study. We collected self-reports of compassion in 1997 and 2011 and health behaviors in 2001, 2007, and 2011. In addition, an objective pedometer measure of physical activity was collected in 2011. Linear and logistic regression models were fitted to estimate the cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between compassion and the health behavior outcomes.
In a cross-sectional analysis, compassion was associated with having never smoked and a reduced likelihood of at-risk alcohol use and binge drinking. There was no robust association between compassion and physical activity. In longitudinal analyses over a 14-year period, the associations remained for at-risk alcohol use and binge drinking.
Dispositional compassion may have a protective effect against unhealthy behaviors, especially excessive alcohol consumption.
尽管性格特质中的宽容对于一系列与健康相关的结果具有重要意义，但它在预测健康行为方面的作用仍不清楚。
本研究探讨了性格特质中的宽容与健康行为的三个领域之间的关联，包括身体活动、饮酒和吸烟。
参与者（N=1279-1913）来自芬兰基于人群的 Young Finns 研究。我们在 1997 年和 2011 年收集了宽容的自我报告，在 2001 年、2007 年和 2011 年收集了健康行为的报告。此外，还在 2011 年收集了客观的计步器测量的身体活动数据。采用线性和逻辑回归模型来估计宽容与健康行为结果之间的横断面和纵向关联。
在横断面分析中，宽容与从未吸烟以及降低的高危饮酒和狂饮风险相关。宽容与身体活动之间没有明显的关联。在为期 14 年的纵向分析中，这种关联仍然存在于高危饮酒和狂饮方面。
性格特质中的宽容可能对不健康行为具有保护作用，特别是对过度饮酒。
