https://sarajweston.com/tags/health-behavior/Recent content in Health Behavior on Sara WestonHugoen-usMon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://sarajweston.com/publication/weston-associations-2024/Fri, 08 Aug 2025 04:41:45 +0000https://sarajweston.com/publication/weston-associations-2024/Across 12 datasets of adults with diabetes, people with a stronger sense of purpose reported better health, were less likely to smoke, and were less likely to have a heart condition. Purpose was not associated with changes in health over time.https://sarajweston.com/publication/mroczek-lifespan-2020/Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://sarajweston.com/publication/mroczek-lifespan-2020/A chapter on how personality shapes healthy aging through long chains of events, feedback loops, and effects that change across the lifespan, and how that might inform tailored interventions.https://sarajweston.com/publication/weston-personality-2020/Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://sarajweston.com/publication/weston-personality-2020/In 665 middle-aged adults from the Hawaii Personality and Health Cohort, traits such as conscientiousness and openness were associated with eating more healthy and fewer unhealthy foods. The associations did not differ by socioeconomic status.https://sarajweston.com/publication/weston-role-2018/Fri, 08 Aug 2025 04:41:45 +0000https://sarajweston.com/publication/weston-role-2018/In a preregistered online survey of 1,055 adults, neuroticism was associated with believing one is aware of bodily sensations, and that belief was linked to healthier behavior. The effect was small and one of many tested.https://sarajweston.com/publication/weston-how-2016/Fri, 08 Aug 2025 04:41:45 +0000https://sarajweston.com/publication/weston-how-2016/We asked adults to imagine receiving worrying health news and to say what they would do next. Both the features of the news and the person’s personality traits were associated with the responses they reported.https://sarajweston.com/publication/weston-identification-2015/Fri, 08 Aug 2025 04:41:45 +0000https://sarajweston.com/publication/weston-identification-2015/We asked whether the combination of high neuroticism and high conscientiousness is associated with less smoking after a person develops a serious chronic disease. In a large national sample, it was, and only after disease onset.