Journal Articles

A survey of public attitudes showed that there is significant stigma perceived to be associated with Parkinson’s disease (PD), as well as significant misconceptions about the course and outcomes of the disease. Negative attitudes to PD were associated with perceived stigma, (younger) age, knowledge of a sufferer and knowledge of the disease. Perceived stigma, negative attitudes and incorrect beliefs are likely to impinge on the psychosocial well-being of those living with the disease, particularly those with early onset. The data from this study was collected from 200 householders and suggest that more public information about positive lifestyle possibilities for those living with Parkinson’s would be of value to disease sufferers and their carers.

URL: http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/51365/20070816-0000/ojs.lib.swin.edu.au/index.php/ejap/article/view/32.html

The aim of this study was to assess the relationships between age and various personality variables (i.e., morningness, languidity, flexibility, neuroticism, and extroversion) on a variety of well-being scores, including: (1) physiological (i.e., chronic fatigue, cardiovascular symptoms, and digestive symptoms), (2) psychological (i.e., cognitive and somatic anxiety), and (3) total sleep disturbance. It was hypothesized that morningness, flexibility, and extroversion scores would have a significant beneficial relationship with subjective well-being. In contrast, age, languidity, and neuroticism scores would have a significant adverse relationship with subjective well-being. One hundred and twenty-nine Police Officers completed a modified version of the Standard Shiftwork Index (SSI). The results of the Pearson’s product coefficients indicated that higher morningness, flexibility, and extroversion personality scores were related to increased subjective well-being, while age, languidity, and neuroticism were correlated with reduced subjective well-being. The results of this current study provide additional empirical support for the premise that an individual’s psychological and physiological well-being is influenced by personality. In addition, the impact of the outlined personality measures may either exacerbate or attenuate the ability to adapt successfully to a shift-working lifestyle.

URL: https://www.questia.com/library/journal/1G1-147390791/assessing-the-relationship-between-age-and-personality