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Life skills, wealth, health, and wellbeing in later life

Steptoe, A; Wardle, J; (2017) Life skills, wealth, health, and wellbeing in later life. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , 114 (17) pp. 4354-4359. 10.1073/pnas.1616011114. Green open access

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Abstract

Life skills such as persistence, conscientiousness, and control are important in early life. Our findings suggest that they are relevant in later life as well. Higher scores on five life skills (conscientiousness, emotional stability, determination, control, and optimism) were associated both cross-sectionally and longitudinally with economic success, social and subjective wellbeing, and better health in older adults. No single attribute was especially important; rather, effects depended on the accumulation of life skills. Our results suggest that fostering and maintaining these skills in adult life may be relevant to health and wellbeing at older ages.

Type: Article
Title: Life skills, wealth, health, and wellbeing in later life
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1616011114
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1616011114
Language: English
Additional information: Freely available online through the PNAS open access option.
Keywords: Science & Technology, Multidisciplinary Sciences, Science & Technology - Other Topics, Life Skills, Aging, Resources, Personality, Health, Socioeconomic-Status, Personality, Conscientiousness, Resources, Longevity, Outcomes, Adults
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Behavioural Science and Health
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1552727
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