Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, 6614University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, 6614University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
J Aging Health. 2022 Aug-Sep;34(4-5):750-760. doi: 10.1177/08982643211055032. Epub 2021 Nov 25.
Examine the association between personality measures and perceived mental fatigability.
We performed a cross-sectional analysis in =1670 men, age 84.3±4.1 years. Multivariable linear regression models were used to examine the covariate adjusted association between personality measures (conscientiousness, optimism, goal reengagement, and goal disengagement) and perceived mental fatigability (measured with the validated 10-item Pittsburgh Fatigability Scale, PFS).
One standard deviation lower conscientiousness (β=-0.91, <.0001) and optimism (β=-0.63, <.0001), and higher goal reengagement (β=0.51, =.01) scores were independently associated with higher PFS Mental scores adjusted for age, cognitive function, self-reported health status, depressive symptoms, sleep disturbance, physical activity, and goal disengagement.
Lower conscientiousness, optimism, and higher goal reengagement were linked with more severe perceived mental fatigability in older men. Personality traits may potentially contribute to early risk assessment for fatigability in later life. Future work should be longitudinal in nature and include personality assessments to confirm the temporality of the relationships observed.
研究人格测量与感知心理疲劳之间的关系。
我们对 1670 名年龄为 84.3±4.1 岁的男性进行了横断面分析。使用多变量线性回归模型来研究人格测量(尽责性、乐观主义、目标重新投入和目标脱离)与感知心理疲劳(用经过验证的 10 项匹兹堡疲劳量表,PFS)之间的协变量调整关联。
与 PFS 精神评分较高相关的是:尽责性得分低一个标准差(β=-0.91,<0.0001)和乐观主义得分低一个标准差(β=-0.63,<0.0001),以及目标重新投入得分高一个标准差(β=0.51,=0.01)。这些调整均考虑了年龄、认知功能、自我报告的健康状况、抑郁症状、睡眠障碍、身体活动和目标脱离。
尽责性、乐观主义得分较低,目标重新投入得分较高,与老年男性感知心理疲劳程度较高有关。人格特征可能有助于对以后生活中疲劳的早期风险进行评估。未来的工作应该是纵向的,并包括人格评估,以确认观察到的关系的时间性。