Over the past decade, the number of people living to over 100 in the United States has doubled; and many hundred-year-olds have partly caused their longevity due to their positive attitude. David Watson, a former professor of personality psychology...
Over the past decade, the number of people living to over 100 in the United States has doubled; and many hundred-year-olds have partly caused their longevity due to their positive attitude.
David Watson, a former professor of personality psychology at the University of Notre Dame, pointed out that while older people may feel that an extremely positive attitude will have a plus for their longevity, the relationship between personality and aging is more subtle.
Watson said that he believed that only the positive influence was greatly appreciated; he believed that there were other personality traits closely related to longevity.
Personality traits closely related to longevityFive Factor Model is the most widely used personality theory in psychology. It believes that most personality traits can be divided into five categories: openness, seriousness, extroversion, friendship and neuroticism.
Watson said that being serious or whether a person has organizationality and discipline has the greatest relationship with long-term poverty. This may be because people with higher sensibility are better at taking care of themselves. He said, for example, they tend to drink moderately and have a more balanced diet. Watson said that honest people do not do stupid things, so their accident rates are lower and their health behaviours are better.
The good news is that with age, everyone can improve their self-severance. Watson said that even some "serious courses" in the shop can improve personal self-discipline.
He said that the basic concept of this theory is that if you want to improve your self-sensibility, you must express yourself more as your own, and your attitude will change according to your behavior; for example, when doing things as accurately as possible, and there will be a beginning and an end.
Watson said, but this does not mean that the positive attitude is not important. Friendliness can also have a certain effect on long-term stress, especially when withstand pressure. He said that people with mental health recover faster, and they would tell themselves that "it's no big deal" and would try to get their body and mind back to balance.
Watson emphasized that if you live a healthy life and be able to adapt yourself and get out of difficulties, you can have a longer and more satisfying life.
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