Kööts-Ausmees, Liisi, Schmidt, Monika, Esko, Tõnu, Metspalu, Andres, Allik, Jüri and Realo, Anu (2016) The role of the five-factor personality traits in general self-rated health. European Journal of Personality, 30 (5). pp. 492-504. doi:10.1002/per.2058 ISSN 08902070.

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Abstract

Self-ratings of health (SRH) are widely used in large surveys and have been shown to predict mortality over and above more objective health measures. However, the debate still continues about what SRH actually represents and what the processes underlying people's assessments of their health are. The main aim of this study is to examine the role of the Five-Factor Model personality traits in general SRH assessment while controlling for the effects of objective health indicators, health-related quality of life and subjective well-being in a large population-based dataset of Estonian adults. A hierarchical linear regression analysis showed that only self-rated, but not informant-rated, neuroticism explained additional variance in SRH when the other aforementioned variables were taken into account. Our findings indicate that people's general SRH is a relatively good reflection of their objectively measured health status, but also that the way in which people experience and evaluate the quality of their lives—both in terms of subjective well-being and more specific aspects of health—plays a significant role in general SRH assessments.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine
Divisions:	Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Psychology
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Self-care, Health -- Estonia, Well-being -- Estonia, Quality of life -- Health aspects -- Estonia, Health status indicators -- Estonia
Journal or Publication Title:	European Journal of Personality
Publisher:	John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
ISSN:	08902070
Official Date:	September 2016
Dates:	Date Event September 2016 Published 16 October 2016 Available 22 March 2016 Accepted 11 November 2015 Submitted
Volume:	30
Number:	5
Page Range:	pp. 492-504
DOI:	10.1002/per.2058
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
Date of first compliant deposit:	3 November 2016
Date of first compliant Open Access:	16 October 2018
Funder:	Tartu Ülikool [University of Tartu] (Tartu, Estonia), Estonia. Haridus- ja Teadusministeerium. [Ministry of Education and Research], Nederlands instituut voor voortgezet wetenschappelijk onderzoek op het gebied van de mens- en maatschappijwetenschappen
Grant number:	SP1GVARENG (Tartu Ülikool [University of Tartu]), IUT2-13 (Estonia. Haridus- ja Teadusministeerium)

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