TY - JOUR T1 - Facets of conscientiousness and longevity: Findings from the Health and Retirement Study. JF - Journal of Psychosomatic Research Y1 - 2019 A1 - Yannick Stephan A1 - Angelina R Sutin A1 - Martina Luchetti A1 - Antonio Terracciano KW - Conscientiousness KW - Longevity KW - Mortality AB - Objectives: Conscientiousness is the strongest personality predictor of longevity. The present study examined which facets of conscientiousness are the most strongly related to mortality risk in a large longitudinal sample of middle-aged and older adults. Method: Seven-year mortality data were obtained from participants (total N > 11,000) from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS, 2008–2014). Six facets of conscientiousness, demographic factors, disease burden, smoking and physical inactivity were assessed at baseline. Results: Controlling for demographic factors, every standard deviation higher order, traditionalism, virtue, and responsibility was related to an approximately 10% reduced risk of mortality; industriousness was associated with an almost 25% lower likelihood of mortality. Except for traditionalism, these associations were partially accounted by health and behavioral covariates. Self-control was not related to longevity. When all facets and the covariates were simultaneously included, only industriousness was significantly associated with mortality. Conclusions: The present study provides new evidence about the specific facets of conscientiousness that are related to longevity. VL - 116 U1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30654983?dopt=Abstract ER -