Associations between dimensional personality measures and preclinical atherosclerosis: The cardiovascular risk in Young Finns study



: Rosenstrom T, Jokela M, Cloninger CR, Hintsanen M, Juonala M, Raitakari O, Viikari J, Keltikangas-Jarvinen L

Publisher: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD

: 2012

: Journal of Psychosomatic Research

: JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOMATIC RESEARCH

: J PSYCHOSOM RES

: 5

: 72

: 5

: 336

: 343

: 8

: 0022-3999

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2012.02.003


Conclusion: Psychological well-being may have positive effects on health that reduce atherosclerosis in the population as a whole. Increased subclinical atherosclerosis was associated with a profile that combines known risk factors, such as cynical distrust and hostile tendencies. More frequent use of statistical procedures that can cope with non-linear interactions in complex psychobiological systems may facilitate scientific advances in health promotion. (C) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.



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