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Eight personality traits may help people live to 100 and beyond

Interviews with 19 centenarians reveal that they often share several personality traits – including being sociable, positive and resilient – which may have helped them reach an advanced age

By Alice Klein

22 November 2023

Being committed to goals and showing strength in the face of adversity could help you reach 100

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Certain personality traits may help centenarians reach their advanced age, according to a Spanish study.

Lola Merino at the Complutense University of Madrid and her colleagues interviewed 16 women and three men aged between 100 and 107 years across Spain.

Detailed analysis of the interviews identified 35 positive personality traits in total, eight of which the team considered to be “central”…

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