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Personality and falls: evidence from three samples

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  • Yannick Stephan
  • Angelina R Sutin
  • Brice Canada
  • André Hajek
  • Antonio Terracciano

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ObjectivesFalls are a critical public health issue, and there is need to better understand factors associated with risk of falls. This study examined the association between personality traits and risk of recent and incident falls.MethodsParticipants were older individuals (age range: 60–104 years; N > 16,000) from three longitudinal samples. Each sample included baseline measures of personality traits, covariates (demographic factors) and mediators (disease burden, physical activity, limitations in activities of daily living [ADL], and grip strength). Falls were reported at baseline and over 9–17 years of follow-up.ResultsAcross the three samples and meta-analyses, higher neuroticism was associated with a greater likelihood of having fallen recently at baseline (odds ratio [OR] = 1.25; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.18–1.32, p 

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  • Yannick Stephan & Angelina R Sutin & Brice Canada & André Hajek & Antonio Terracciano, 2025. "Personality and falls: evidence from three samples," The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, The Gerontological Society of America, vol. 80(10), pages 146.-146..
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:geronb:v:80:y:2025:i:10:p:gbaf146.
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