SynthesisJournal of personality and social psychology2023
Personality traits and health care use: A coordinated analysis of 15 international samples.
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- Personality and falls: evidence from three samples.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2025Article
- Status and influencing factors of OTC medicine use for self-medication in cold and cough: a cross-sectional survey in Japan.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Robust inference and widespread genetic correlates from a large-scale genetic association study of human personality.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- A systematic review of volitional personality change research.Communications psychology · 2024Article
- Longitudinal associations among the Big Five personality traits and healthcare utilization in the U.S.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2024Article
- Prevalence of Adolescents' Persistent High Utilization of Outpatient Healthcare Services and ICD-10 Diagnoses: A Retrospective 4-Year Population-Based Register Study.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
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12 authors at 7 institutions in 5 countries.
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Abstract
Some people use health care services more than others. Identifying factors associated with health care use has the potential to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, and equity of health care. In line with the Andersen behavioral model of health care utilization and initial empirical findings, personality traits may be key predisposing factors associated with health care use. Across 15 samples, the present study examined cross-sectional and prospective associations between Big Five personality traits and the likelihood of dental visits, general medical practitioner visits, and hospitalizations. Using coordinated data analysis, we estimated models within each of 15 samples individually (sample Ns ranged from 516 to 305,762), and then calculated weighted mean effect sizes using random-effects meta-analysis across samples (total
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