Personality and falls: evidence from three samples

Yannick Stephan, Angelina R Sutin, Brice Canada, André Hajek and Antonio Terracciano

The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 2025, vol. 80, issue 10, gbaf146.

Abstract: 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 

Keywords: Geriatric syndrome; Psychological factors; Longitudinal (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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