Guest guest Posted December 26, 2007 Report Share Posted December 26, 2007 Neuroticism hard on the heart 5:00AM Thursday December 27, 2007 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=204 & objectid=10484379 Neurotic people are more likely to die from cardiovascular disease, while being extroverted seems to protect people from dying from respiratory illness, UK researchers report based on a study they conducted. Neuroticism - a proclivity toward worry and emotional ups and downs - is related to anxiety and depression, which could help explain the relationship with heart trouble, note Beverly A. Shipley of the University of Edinburgh in Scotland and colleagues in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine. Reports on the health effects of both neuroticism and extroversion, which is the tendency to be friendly and outgoing - have been mixed, the researchers note. To clarify the relationship, Shipley and her team looked at mortality in 5,424 middle-aged adults who were followed for 21 years after they completed personality tests. While an increasing degree of neuroticism was tied to an increased risk of death from any cause, the relationship disappeared after the researchers adjusted for other relevant factors such as body weight, alcohol use, social class and education. Risk of death from cardiovascular disease also climbed as a person's level of neuroticism rose, and the relationship remained significant after statistical adjustment. Extraversion reduced a person's likelihood of dying from respiratory disease, but had no other effects on mortality. Based on the findings, the researchers conclude, the neuroticism-cardiovascular disease death link could be related to genes, but socioeconomic and behavioural factors are apt to be involved as well. - REUTERS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 27, 2007 Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 What if you’re both neurotic and an extrovert? Alice J On Behalf Of Misty Wednesday, 26 December 2007 8:09 pm Health and Healing; Armageddon or New Age Neuroticism hard on the heart Neuroticism hard on the heart 5:00AM Thursday December 27, 2007 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=204 & objectid=10484379 Neurotic people are more likely to die from cardiovascular disease, while being extroverted seems to protect people from dying from respiratory illness, UK researchers report based on a study they conducted. Neuroticism - a proclivity toward worry and emotional ups and downs - is related to anxiety and depression, which could help explain the relationship with heart trouble, note Beverly A. Shipley of the University of Edinburgh in Scotland and colleagues in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine. Reports on the health effects of both neuroticism and extroversion, which is the tendency to be friendly and outgoing - have been mixed, the researchers note. To clarify the relationship, Shipley and her team looked at mortality in 5,424 middle-aged adults who were followed for 21 years after they completed personality tests. While an increasing degree of neuroticism was tied to an increased risk of death from any cause, the relationship disappeared after the researchers adjusted for other relevant factors such as body weight, alcohol use, social class and education. Risk of death from cardiovascular disease also climbed as a person's level of neuroticism rose, and the relationship remained significant after statistical adjustment. Extraversion reduced a person's likelihood of dying from respiratory disease, but had no other effects on mortality. Based on the findings, the researchers conclude, the neuroticism-cardiovascular disease death link could be related to genes, but socioeconomic and behavioural factors are apt to be involved as well. - REUTERS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 27, 2007 Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 Behaviour belongs to the individual so if they can see some benefit in being extrovert and neurotic, they will continue to be so, if other benefits are indicated by changing behaviours - then doubtless the behaviours will change! Most negative behaviours show a degree of self-obsession & selfishness which often disappear with age and other priorities take over, life itself "cures" negative personality states to a certain degree and encouraging community efforts, caring for the sick, or rescuing the homeless all help turn neurosis into a more healthy outlook. Jane - Alice Friday, December 28, 2007 8:06 AM RE: Neuroticism hard on the heart What if you’re both neurotic and an extrovert? Alice J On Behalf Of MistyWednesday, 26 December 2007 8:09 pmHealth and Healing; Armageddon or New Age Neuroticism hard on the heart Neuroticism hard on the heart 5:00AM Thursday December 27, 2007 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=204 & objectid=10484379 Neurotic people are more likely to die from cardiovascular disease, while being extroverted seems to protect people from dying from respiratory illness, UK researchers report based on a study they conducted. Neuroticism - a proclivity toward worry and emotional ups and downs - is related to anxiety and depression, which could help explain the relationship with heart trouble, note Beverly A. Shipley of the University of Edinburgh in Scotland and colleagues in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine. Reports on the health effects of both neuroticism and extroversion, which is the tendency to be friendly and outgoing - have been mixed, the researchers note. To clarify the relationship, Shipley and her team looked at mortality in 5,424 middle-aged adults who were followed for 21 years after they completed personality tests. While an increasing degree of neuroticism was tied to an increased risk of death from any cause, the relationship disappeared after the researchers adjusted for other relevant factors such as body weight, alcohol use, social class and education. Risk of death from cardiovascular disease also climbed as a person's level of neuroticism rose, and the relationship remained significant after statistical adjustment. Extraversion reduced a person's likelihood of dying from respiratory disease, but had no other effects on mortality. Based on the findings, the researchers conclude, the neuroticism-cardiovascular disease death link could be related to genes, but socioeconomic and behavioural factors are apt to be involved as well. - REUTERS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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