Five-Factor Personality Traits and Sleep: Evidence From Two Population-Based Cohort Studies

Mirka Hintsanen; Sampsa Puttonen; Kylie Smith; Maria Törnroos; Markus Jokela; Laura Pulkki-Råback; Taina Hintsa; Päivi Merjonen; Terence Dwyer; Olli T. Raitakari; Alison Venn; Liisa Keltikangas-Järvinen

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Five-Factor Personality Traits and Sleep: Evidence From Two Population-Based Cohort Studies

Mirka Hintsanen^*, Sampsa Puttonen, Kylie Smith, Maria Törnroos, Markus Jokela, Laura Pulkki-Råback, Taina Hintsa, Päivi Merjonen, Terence Dwyer, Olli T. Raitakari, Alison Venn, Liisa Keltikangas-Järvinen

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Objective: The current study examines associations between five factor personality traits and average sleep duration, sleep deficiency, and sleep problems. Method: The participants were from two population-based samples from Australia (n = 1,104, age range 31-41) and Finland (n = 1,623, age range 30-45). Self-reports of sleep behavior, sleep problems (Jenkin's scale), and five factor model personality traits (NEO-FFI) were collected. Associations between personality traits and sleep were analyzed with linear regressions. Results: The results showed that higher extraversion, agreeableness, and conscientiousness were, in general, associated with better sleep, whereas higher neuroticism was associated with sleeping less well. Openness was not associated with sleep. Most of the associations were replicable between the samples from the two countries, but personality traits explained only small part of the variance in sleep behavior. Conclusions: Increasing the knowledge on personality and sleep may benefit more personalized treatment of sleep disorders and help in personnel selection to jobs in which it is critical to stay alert. However, longitudinal research is needed to confirm the current findings. (PsycINFO Database Record

Original language	English
Peer-reviewed scientific journal	Health Psychology
Volume	33
Issue number	10
Pages (from-to)	1214-1223
ISSN	0278-6133
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0000105
Publication status	Published - 10.2014
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article - refereed

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314,1 Health care sciences
five factor model personality
personality
sleep deficiency
sleep duration
sleep problems

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