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原文链接： http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090818130552.htm
ScienceDaily (Aug. 19, 2009) — Personality traits associated with chronic worrying can lead to earlier death, at least in part because these people are more likely to engage in unhealthy behaviors, such as smoking, according to research from Purdue University.
"Research shows that higher levels of neuroticism can lead to earlier mortality, and we wanted to know why," said Daniel K. Mroczek, (pronounced Mro-ZAK) a professor of child development and family studies. "We found that having worrying tendencies or being the kind of person who stresses easily is likely to lead to bad behaviors like smoking and, therefore, raise the mortality rate.
"This work is a reminder that high levels of some personality traits can be hazardous to one's physical health."
Chronic worrying, anxiety and being prone to depression are key aspects of the personality trait of neuroticism. In this study, the researchers looked at how smoking and heavy drinking are associated with the trait. A person with high neuroticism is likely to experience anxiety or depression and may self-medicate with tobacco, alcohol or drugs as a coping mechanism.
They found that smoking accounted for about 25 percent to 40 percent of the association between high neuroticism and mortality. The other 60 percent is unexplained, but possibly attributed to biological factors or other environmental issues that neurotic individuals experience, Mroczek said.
The researchers analyzed data of 1,788 men and their smoking behavior and personality traits over a 30-year period from 1975 to 2005. The data was part of the VA Normative Aging Study, which is a long-term study of aging men based at the Boston VA Outpatient Clinic.
Mroczek and his co-authors, Avron Spiro III and Nicholas A. Turiano, published their findings in this month's Journal of Research in Personality.
A better understanding of the bridge between personality traits and physical health can perhaps help clinicians improve intervention and prevention programs, Mroczek said.
"For example, programs that target people high in neuroticism may get bigger bang for the buck than more widespread outreach efforts," he said. "It also may be possible to use personality traits to identify people who, because of their predispositions, are at risk for engaging in poor health behaviors such as smoking or excessive drinking."
The National Institute on Aging and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs supported this work. 本人已认领该文编译，48小时后若未提交译文，请其他战友自由认领。 压力和忧虑性的人格特点可能损害你的健康
原文链接： http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090818130552.htm
ScienceDaily (Aug. 19, 2009) — Personality traits associated with chronic worrying can lead to earlier death, at least in part because these people are more likely to engage in unhealthy behaviors, such as smoking, according to research from Purdue University.
普渡大学的一项调查显示，慢性焦虑性的人可能会过早的死亡，这种人更易从事不健康的行为，比如吸烟，这至少是一部分原因。
"Research shows that higher levels of neuroticism can lead to earlier mortality, and we wanted to know why," said Daniel K. Mroczek, (pronounced Mro-ZAK) a professor of child development and family studies. "We found that having worrying tendencies or being the kind of person who stresses easily is likely to lead to bad behaviors like smoking and, therefore, raise the mortality rate.
儿童发展和家庭研究教授丹尼尔.莫扎克说，调查显示极度的神经质易导致过早死亡，我们想知道这是为什么。然后我们发现具有焦虑倾向或本来就焦虑的人更易导致像吸烟这样的不健康行为，因此，提高了死亡率。
"This work is a reminder that high levels of some personality traits can be hazardous to one's physical health."
这项研究提醒人们，某些人格特点过于强烈可能会对机体健康产生危险。
Chronic worrying, anxiety and being prone to depression are key aspects of the personality trait of neuroticism. In this study, the researchers looked at how smoking and heavy drinking are associated with the trait. A person with high neuroticism is likely to experience anxiety or depression and may self-medicate with tobacco, alcohol or drugs as a coping mechanism.
长期烦恼、焦虑以及易于消沉是神经质性人格特点的关键。在这项研究中，研究者观察了吸烟和过度饮酒是如何与这种人格特点联系在一起的。高度神经质的人更易于焦虑和沮丧，作为一种心里应对机制，他们可能通过烟草、酒精或药物来自我调节。
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