title: Hay fever in childhood, traits Neuroticism and Conscientiousness as independent predictors of the occurrence of hay fever in adulthood.
abstract: The study investigated the associations between social and psychological factors in childhood and adulthood and the occurrence of adulthood hay fever in a longitudinal birth cohort study. A total of 5780 participants with data on parental social class, childhood hay fever up to age 7 years, childhood cognitive ability at age 11 years, educational qualifications at age 33 years, personality traits, occupational levels and adult hay fever (all measured at age 50 years) were included in the study. Using logistic regression analyses, results showed that childhood hay fever identified by medical doctors and traits Emotional Stability and Conscientiousness were significantly and independently associated with the occurrence of hay fever in adulthood.
authors.affiliation: University College London, UK University of London, UK.
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.affiliation: UCL and Anna Freud Centre, UK.
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Deighton
authors.affiliation: UCL and Anna Freud Centre, UK CORC, UK.
authors.forename: Miranda
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wolpert
authors.affiliation: University of Rochester, USA.
authors.forename: Benjamin P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Chapman
authors.affiliation: University of Crete, Greece.
authors.forename: Ekaterina N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Kornilaki
authors.affiliation: University College London, UK.
authors.forename: Luke
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Treglown
authors.affiliation: University College London, UK BI Norwegian Business School, Norway a.furnham@ucl.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Adrian
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Furnham
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003242:Conscience; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D000075384:Neuroticism / Q000502:physiology*; D010551:Personality / Q000502:physiology*; D006255:Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012923:Social Class; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: cross-sectional and longitudinal; hay fever; traits Emotional Stability and Conscientiousness
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