Extraversion personality, perceived health and activity participation among community-dwelling aging adults in Hong Kong.

ABSTRACT: Activity participation is essential to the wellbeing of aging adults. Divergent levels of activity participation within aging populations have been explained from diverse perspectives, but the interaction effects of key determinants, such as personality and health, are often ignored. This study examines the effects of extravert personality on aging adults' activity levels by addressing its interaction with perceived physical health and mental health. A sample of 304 adults aged 50 and older was selected using systematic sampling from participants of an institute for promoting active aging at a university in Hong Kong in 2017. Data on socio-demographic characteristics, perceived physical and mental health, extraversion personality traits, and level of activity participation were collected u

SUBMITTER: Lai DWL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6291235 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature