Essay On Conscientiousness

The information provided by this research article came to me as a surprise. While I was aware that personality traits served as predictors in some cases such as likeability, team work or attractiveness, it never occurred to me that they could also be predicting mortality risk. The idea may sound ludicrous at first but after considering the points of the research and the peer rating, the argument does follow suit. This study brings up two interesting points. Personality traits, (more particularly conscientiousness) seem to be predictors of mortality and peer ratings are valid assessors (if not stronger) in measures of personality reports. As explained in my introduction, the idea of personality traits being longevity predictors came as a …show more content…
We may see certain actions as being favorable for a positive outcome whereas others not as much. Since we are capable of evaluating outcomes from our own personal actions or other 's actions, it would make sense that conscientiousness become a predicting characteristic of longevity, as it is the trait that is related to being thoughtful, vigilant and careful. We have standard of what constitutes careful, thoughtful or vigilant behaviors. We know that ongoing traffic can be detrimental to us, we know that narcotics are bad for us and we know that constant exercise can make us feel energized. Whether we decide to follow the matching behaviors for the good choices is something uniquely dependent on our individuality : if I want to jay-walk and put myself at risk, I definitely can and if I decide to smoke a cigarette as well, rules will definitely not stop me entirely from it either. The risky or non-risky behaviors that we are undertake, are indicators for others of how much likely we are to live a healthy long life or perhaps a short fast-spaced one. In that sense, having conscientiousness being a high predictor for longevity makes