Diabetes Moderates the Link between Personality Traits and Self-Rated Health (SRH).

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The primary objective of this study is to explore the relationship between personality traits and self-rated health (SRH) in individuals with diabetes, while also comparing these associations with a group of healthy controls.

Methods

The data for this study were obtained from the UK Household Longitudinal Study (UKHLS), comprising a sample of 1860 diabetes patients and 12,915 healthy controls who were matched in terms of age and sex. Hierarchical linear regression was utilized to analyze the data. The analysis included demographic variables such as age, sex, monthly income, highest educational qualification, marital status, and psychological distress assessed through the GHQ-12, personality traits, including Neuroticism, Agreeableness, Openness, Conscientiousness,

SUBMITTER: Kang W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10418877 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature