Sociodemographic and psychosocial factors in childhood as predictors of adult mortality.
Author(s) -
Joseph E. Schwartz,
Howard S. Frıedman,
Janet Tucker,
Carol TomlinsonKeasey,
D L Wingard,
M H Criqui
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.85.9.1237
Subject(s) - longevity , psychosocial , personality , psychology , socioeconomic status , conscientiousness , demography , stressor , mood , developmental psychology , big five personality traits , gerontology , medicine , clinical psychology , psychiatry , population , social psychology , extraversion and introversion , sociology
Childhood sociodemographic, psychosocial, and environmental factors are often assumed to affect adult health and longevity. These relationships were prospectively tested by using the 7-decade Terman Life Cycle Study of Children With High Ability (n = 1285).
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