[Psychological indices and longevity].
Among 63 former prisoners of war, aged 54 to 65 years, submitted to a psychometric battery, 16 died within the next three years. The comparison of the deceased and surviving groups indicates that personality variables (MMPI) are more predictive of death than mental deterioration.
D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D002416:Cattell Personality Factor Questionnaire; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000401:mortality*; D006801:Humans; D008136:Longevity; D008950:MMPI; D008875:Middle Aged; D010551:Personality; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology*; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014857:Warfare
Indices psychologiques et longévité.