Original title: Osobnostní charakteristiky a chronické nemoci: Které typy lidí trpí chronickými nemocemi?
Translated title: Big Five personality traits and chronic diseases: Who is more prone to suffer from chronic diseases?
Authors: Tkáčová, Andrea ; Votápková, Jana (advisor) ; Bertoli, Paola (referee)
Document type: Master’s theses
Year: 2024
Language: eng
Abstract: [eng] [cze]
Chronic diseases are a growing concern for older adults, impacting their health and well-being. This thesis explores the link between personality traits and chronic diseases in this population, utilizing logit and multinomial logit mod- els to analyse risk factors. Three increasingly complex models were employed, progressively incorporating factors like residence country and generational dif- ferences. Inborn personality traits were used as an exogenous instrument for mental well-being as mental health is often endogenous to health status. Re- sults reveal neuroticism, a personality trait characterized by negative emotions and stress management di culties, as the strongest predictor of chronic dis- eases. This finding emphasizes the critical role of mental health in overall health. Individuals high in neuroticism are more likely to engage in unhealthy behaviors that increase their risk of chronic diseases. Additionally, the influ- ence of demographics, health behaviors, socioeconomic factors, and education was explored. Chronic disease risk soars with unhealthy habits like excess eat- ing resulting in overweight and drinking alcohol, but plummets with exercise and staying smoke-free. This emphasizes the critical role of healthy behaviors throughout life. The findings highlight the importance of... Chronické ochorenia sa stávajú oraz v˝znamnejöou hrozbou pre zdravie a kval- itu ûivota udí vo vyööej vekovej kategórii. Táto diplomová práca sa zameri- ava na skúmanie asociácie medzi osobnostn˝mi charakteristikami a v˝skytom chronick˝ch chorôb v tejto vekovej kategórii. Na anal˝zu rizikov˝ch faktorov sme vyuûili logit a multinomialny logit. Základn˝ model postupne zahrnul alöie faktory, ako je krajina bydliska a genera né rozdiely. Vrodené osob- nostné charakteristiky z modelu Big Five, boli pouûité ako nástroje na hod- notenie duöevného zdravia. V˝sledky odhalili neuroticizmus, osobnostnú rtu charakterizovanú negatívnymi emóciami a aûkos ami zvláda stres, ako najsil- nejöieho prediktora chronick˝ch ochorení. Toto zistenie poukazuje na dôleûi- tos duöevného zdravia pri celkovom zdravotnom stave. Jedinci s vysok˝m skóre neuroticizmu sú náchylnejöí k rozvoju nezdrav˝ch návykov, ktoré následne zvyöujú riziko vzniku chronick˝ch chorôb. Okrem osobnostn˝ch t, boli pouûité demograficke údaje a údaje o zdrav˝ch návykoch, socioekonomickom statuse a vzdelaní. V˝sledky ukazujú signifikantn˝ vzostup rizika chronick˝ch ochorení pri nezdrav˝ch návykoch, ako je nadmerné stravovanie vedúce k nadváhe a konzumácia alkoholu. Naopak, pravidelnú fyzickú aktivitu a abstinenciu od fa- j enia moûno povaûova za v˝znamné...
Keywords: Chronic diseases; modelling; personality traits; Chronické nemoci; modelování; osobnostní charakteristiky

Institution: Charles University Faculties (theses) (web)
Document availability information: Available in the Charles University Digital Repository.
Original record: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11956/191272

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