Open AccessPersonality and Falls Among Older Adults: Evidence From a Longitudinal Cohort
Author(s) -
Brice Canada,
Yannick Stéphan,
Angelina R. Sutin,
Antonio Terracciano
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the journals of gerontology series b
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.578
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1758-5368
pISSN - 1079-5014
DOI - 10.1093/geronb/gbz040
Subject(s) - neuroticism , conscientiousness , big five personality traits , personality , incidence (geometry) , psychology , cohort study , demography , proportional hazards model , poison control , injury prevention , gerontology , cohort , medicine , clinical psychology , extraversion and introversion , environmental health , optics , social psychology , sociology , physics
Falls can have catastrophic consequences, especially for older adults. This study examined whether personality traits predict the incidence of falls in older age.
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