Friedman H S, Tucker J S, Schwartz J E, Martin L R, Tomlinson-Keasey C, Wingard D L, Criqui M H
Department of Psychology, University of California, Riverside 92521, USA.
J Pers Soc Psychol. 1995 Apr;68(4):696-703. doi: 10.1037//0022-3514.68.4.696.
Previous research showed that conscientiousness (social dependability) in childhood predicted longevity in an archival prospective cohort study of bright children first studied by Terman in the 1920s (H. S. Friedman et al., 1993). Possible behavioral mechanisms for this robust association are now examined by gathering cause of death information and by considering the possible mediating influences of drinking alcohol, smoking, and overeating. Survival analyses (N = 1,215) suggest that the protective effect of conscientiousness is not primarily due to accident avoidance and cannot be mostly explained by abstinence from unhealthy substance intake. Conscientiousness may have more wide-ranging effects on health-relevant activities.
先前的研究表明，在一项对20世纪20年代由特曼首次研究的聪明儿童进行的档案前瞻性队列研究中，童年时期的尽责性（社会可靠性）可预测寿命（H. S. 弗里德曼等人，1993年）。现在通过收集死亡原因信息并考虑饮酒、吸烟和暴饮暴食可能产生的中介影响，来研究这种强关联可能的行为机制。生存分析（N = 1,215）表明，尽责性的保护作用并非主要源于避免事故，也不能主要通过戒除不健康物质摄入来解释。尽责性可能对与健康相关的活动产生更广泛的影响。
