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Conscientiousness and medication adherence: A meta-analysis

Molloy, G. J., O’Carroll, R. E., Ferguson, E.·2014·Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Approximately a quarter to a half of all people fail to take their medication regimen as prescribed (i.e. non-adherence). Conscientiousness, from the five-factor model of personality, has been positively linked to adherence to medications in several recent studies. PURPOSE: This study aimed to systematically estimate the strength and variability of this association across multiple published articles and to identify moderators of this relationship. METHOD: A literature search identified 16 studies (N = 3,476) that met the study eligibility criteria. Estimates of effect sizes (r) obtained in these studies were meta-analysed. RESULTS: Overall, a higher level of conscientiousness was associated with better medication adherence (r = 0.15; 95 % CI, 0.09, 0.21). Associations were significantly stronger in younger samples (r = 0.26, 95 % CI, 0.17, 0.34; k = 7). CONCLUSION: The small association between conscientiousness and medication adherence may have clinical significance in contexts where small differences in adherence result in clinically important effects.

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  • Conscientiousness is associated with positive health-related behaviours.

    “As researchers have noted, Conscientiousness is associated with positive health-related behaviours as it evinces a person's tendency to cohere with social norms and work toward objectives (Crescentini et al., 2018;Molloy et al., 2014).”

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Authors
Molloy, G. J., O’Carroll, R. E., & Ferguson, E.
Affiliations
  • Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway (IE)
  • University of Stirling (GB)
  • University of Nottingham (GB)
Corresponding author
Molloy, G. J.
Venue
Annals of Behavioral Medicine
Published
2013-06-20
Volume
47
Issue
1
Pages
92-101
ISSN
  • 0742-5554 (ISSN-L)
  • 0883-6612
  • 1532-4796
OpenAlex
W2047867687
Cited by
130
References
86
Citations by year
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FWCI
0.69
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Annals of Behavioral Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Stirling Online Research Repository (University of Stirling) (submittedVersion, public-domain)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Family Practice › Medication Adherence and Compliance
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Behavioral Health and Interventions
Keywords
conscientiousness, medication adherence, five-factor model of personality, personality traits, age differences
MeSH terms
Humans, Personality, Medication Adherence

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