can someone complete this short reflection based on portfolio assignment 1 & 2? the reflection only needs to be 1 paragraph. The instructions are in the 3rd document
GEA #2 Portfolio Assignment
Briana Quintero
GEY 4612
Does personality affect how long people live? If yes, what factors are associated with greater longevity? If not, why personality is not related to longevity?
The selected article: Savolainen, K., Eriksson, J. G., Kajantie, E., Pesonen, A. K., & Räikkönen, K. (2015). Associations between the five-factor model of personality and leukocyte telomere length in elderly men and women: The Helsinki Birth Cohort Study (HBCS). Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 79(3), 233-238. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022399915002470
Question 1 on the relationship between personality and how long people live.
The abovementioned article by Savolainen et al. (2015) sought to understand the relationship between one's personality and lifespan or telomere length. The respondents were selected from the Helsinki Birth Cohort Study (HBCS). According to the author's hypothesis, the overall telomere length or lifespan could be adversely impacted by the un-adherence to social norms (poor conscientiousness) and mental instability (or high neuroticism). The study involved 6370 and 6975 women and men, respectively, although 929 and 742 women and men completed the cohort study involving personality analysis. The five-factor model questionnaire was used while the subjects' average was sixty-three years. However, the only limitation of the study was respondents were born and raised in Helsinki; therefore, these results cannot be actively applied to all participants globally or generalized for actual results. A NEO-PI approach was used in personality evaluation, including analysis of conscientiousness, neuroticism, agreeableness, extraversion and openness. A Likert scale was used with forty-six questions, although the answers ranged from totally agree to disagree. The confounding variables included engagement in physical activity, heart disease, education achievements, drug usage, stroke and depression. (Anggraini et al. 2022). The initial step involved the researchers checking for the relationship between the leukocyte telomere length and personality type. Gender and sex were also used for analysis. Other variables considered include the time or age and the variation between blood samples from the respondents. There was an analysis of different ages and personality types to seek its impacts. According to the study results, there was no relationship between the leukocyte telomere length and the personality type, while on the agreeable decisions, sex played a moderate impact. Based on the results, the women had relatively higher agreeableness, openness and neuroticism personality types than the men. In contrast, men had higher heart disease reports, smoking, education levels, hospitalization for mental issues and alcohol abuse than women.
According to SW266-CCM media literacy (2023), the TRAAP test is significant for understanding and evaluating the reliability, credibility, worthiness and academic performance of any scholarly article. Therefore, it helps in gauging whether an article, journal or publication meets academic performance; a four rating can be awarded on the timeliness of the article. Since this article was published in 2015, it provided future researchers with information on the relationship between personality and how long one life; However, more research studies have used a similar methodology to Savolainen et al. (2015), and their results are consistent with this study. At the same time, a five rating is awarded on the relevant element since the research questions are systematically answered throughout the study while providing an in-depth analysis with clear referencing. A five star is awarded on authority since the writers have various degrees relating to psychological health and have sheer experience on the topic requirements. An example, Personnel and Raikkonen have degrees from the Helsinki University of Finland, while Eriksson and Eero work under the department of health. A five is awarded on accuracy since the authors have proved the credibility and accuracy of their data sources, for example, with seventy-five credible references cited while explaining the findings, recommendations and methodology used by past researchers. Finally, a four is awarded on the purpose since they sought to explain to readers why age, personality and length of life are related. They are not biased, especially in providing personalized opinions on religion, ideologies and politics. Therefore, the article can be concluded as credible, peer-reviewed, scholarly and reliable one based on the high score from the
TRAAP test provided.
The methodology is the major strength of the authors since they clearly and precisely example the impacts of telomeres length, personality, and the analysis process to be used throughout the article. Therefore, the article is understandable for people with limited information in the psychological field, which is a significant strength. However, the limitation is authors have used jargon and technical terms and symbols throughout the study. Therefore, despite the profound elaboration of the methodology, most readers would find it difficult to understand without deep health information clearly. The second pro of this article is many authors have been used; therefore, the content is diverse and provides a multidisciplinary approach to the research question. All authors have long experience and expertise in the health sector, leading to quality production. Consequently, most authors involved women, which is encouraging considering the less involvement of women in stem subjects in the past. From the subjects, we observe diversity since 13345 were involved, providing an accurate and more reliable source of information.
Conclusion
People live longer when the telomeres in their bodies last for a shorter duration. Savolainen et al. (2015) sought to understand the impacts of different personalities on a telomere's lifespan, including conscientiousness and neuroticism, agreeableness, openness and extraversion. However, this study should have more follow-up to understand whether the results found would be implicated in the differences in times of death for various respondents. Although the authors were convincing enough and used reliable sources of details, I feel like the results are not applicable in a real-life situation to determine the lengths of lives and when people die. However, I agree with the authors on the differences in personality between men and women. For example, men are more prone to coronary heart disease, alcohol abuse, face mental issues and diabetes than women. In contrast, women are more agreeable and open than men.
References
Anggraini, M. P., Cahyono, B. Y., Anugerahwati, M., & Ivone, F. M. (2022). The interaction effects of reading proficiency and personality types on EFL university students' online reading strategy use. Education and Information Technologies, 27(6), 8821-8839. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022399915002470
Savolainen, K., Eriksson, J. G., Kajantie, E., Pesonen, A. K., & Räikkönen, K. (2015). Associations between the five-factor model of personality and leukocyte telomere length in elderly men and women: The Helsinki Birth Cohort Study (HBCS). Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 79(3), 233-238. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022399915002470
SW266-CCM media literacy. (2023). LibGuides at Butler University. https://libguides.butler.edu/c.php?g=865125&p=9300480
