Personalities play key role in preventive health care: APA

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The risk factors for certain health conditions are well-known — obesity and smoking are linked to heart disease, for example — but what about an employee’s personality traits?

When it comes to helping young adults avoid serious health problems later in life, assessing their personalities during routine medical exams could prove as useful as recording their family medical histories and smoking habits, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.

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Andrea Davis is the former editor-in-chief of Employee Benefit News, the leading publication for the employee benefits industry. An award-winning journalist and editor, Andrea has covered the … Read full bio


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