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New study links a common personality trait to higher risk of early death

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A new study sheds light on the connection between neuroticism and the risk of mortality from various causes.

Neuroticism is a personality trait characterized by emotional instability and a tendency to experience negative emotions such as anxiety, fear, and loneliness.

The study analyzed data from nearly 500,000 participants in the UK Biobank.

Loneliness stood out as the strongest predictor of early death among the components of neuroticism.

People high in neuroticism were more likely to die from respiratory or digestive system diseases than cardiovascular diseases.

The exact mechanisms linking neuroticism to early death remain unclear.

The study was conducted using data from the UK Biobank , a sample that is not fully representative of the general population.

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