Karen Hooker, director of the Center for Healthy Aging Research at OSU, has shown that personality is a key driver of each component of successful aging:
* prevention of disability and disease
* maintenance of high cognitive and physical functioning
* engagement with life
What type of person you are, how you set and meet goals, how you interact with others, and your openness to new experiences — all aspects of personality — lead to choices that influence healthy aging.Karen’s top three healthy personality behaviors?
* Nurture relationships to be socially connected
* Engage in useful activities to others to feel productive
* Exercise regularly to improve mental and physical health
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