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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pers Soc Psychol. 2022 Mar;122(3):493–522. doi: 10.1037/pspp0000399

Table 11.

Summary of results of the associations between personality traits and health outcomes at the between-person and within-person levels across the three samples.

Between-Person P <-> H Within-Person P -> H Within-Person H -> P
NAS LISS SATSA NAS LISS SATSA NAS LISS SATSA
RI-CLPM CT RI-CLPM CT RI-CLPM CT RI-CLPM CT RI-CLPM CT RI-CLPM CT RI-CLPM CT RI-CLPM CT RI-CLPM CT
Self-rated health
N /
E + + + + + + / / + + + / / / + + + +
O + + / + + + / / + + + +
C + + + / + +
A + + / / / /
General disease level
N + + + + + + + + + / + / + +
E / / / / / / / / / /
O + + / / / /
C / /
A + / / / / /
Cardiovascular diseases
N + + / + / +
E / / / / / /
O / + / / /
Central nervous system diseases
N + + / + / +
E / / / / /
O / / / / / /
Metabolic diseases
N + + / / / /
E / / / / / /
O / / / / / /
Allostatic load
N / / / / / /
E / / / / / /
Motor functioning impairment
N / / + + / +
E / / /

Note. “+” indicates a positive effect; “−” indicates a negative effect; “/” indicates a nonsignificant effect, blank indicates information was not available in the sample. RI-CLPM = random intercept cross-lagged panel model; CT = continuous time model; N = neuroticism; E = extraversion; O = openness; C = conscientiousness; A = agreeableness.