The associations between personality traits, education, occupation and the occurrence of eczema in adulthood

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ID7844273
AuthorsHelen Cheng (0000-0002-9263-1349, University College London (UCL), UK), Luke Treglown (University College London (UCL), UK), Scott Montgomery (0000-0001-6328-5494, University College London (UCL), UK), Ekaterina N Kornilaki, Ekaterina N Κornilaki (0000-0003-1723-7453, University of Crete), Dimitrios Tsivrikos (University College London (UCL), UK), A Furnham (0000-0001-7545-8532, University College London (UCL), UK)
Year2017
Volume22
Issue7
Pages916-924
Publication date2017-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1359105315618457
OpenAlexW2345539798
LanguageEN
References cited32

There were 5834 participants with complete data on parental social class at birth, childhood cognitive ability tests scores at 11 years, educational qualifications at 33 years, the Big Five-Factor personality traits, occupational levels and eczema (measured at age 50 years). Results showed that eczema in childhood, educational achievement and occupational levels were significantly associated with the occurrence of reported eczema in adulthood. Emotionally Stable people (non-neurotic) were less likely to have eczema, but those with high Agreeableness and Openness more likely to have eczema. Childhood cognitive ability was significantly and positively associated with eczema in adulthood

Agreeableness · Big Five personality traits · Developmental psychology · Extraversion and introversion · Neuroticism · Openness to experience · Personality · Dermatology and Skin Diseases · Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research · Health, psychology, and well-being · Medicine · Psychology · Clinical Psychology

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