Parents always like their children to become more sociable. It seems like kids who are shy are less likely to build a happy and healthy life later in their lives. However, the study suggests that sociable children do not live longer.<\/p>\n
Sociability is a double-edged sword. Extroverted people are more likely to feel social pressure toward drinking and smoking, and more sociable Terman study participants grew up to drink more and smoke more over the decades. Interestingly, extroverted people even find the rewards of alcohol- or tobacco-induced buzz inherently more appealing.<\/p>\n
When I read the beginning of the chapter, I thought that the reason why extroverted people on average do not live as long as introverted people is that they are more likely to develop a variety of social connections and thus are more exposed to stresses coming from interpersonal relationships. On top of that, as mentioned in the book, sociability is an important trait that will influence what occupation a person takes. Scientists are most likely to be introverted people, while lawyers, businessmen, and salesmen are more extroverted. Scientists and business men have very different work environment. Scientists\u2019 work does not involve that much of persuasion and establishing relationships when compared with salesmen\u2019s work. The nature of their work influences how they consider drinking and smoking behavior.<\/p>\n
I realized that it is not a direct cause and effect relationship between a personality trait and health. A person\u2019s character would cause a series of chain reactions. Health condition is like the final form of these responses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Parents always like their children to become more sociable. It seems like kids who are shy are less likely to build a happy and healthy life later in their lives. However, the study suggests that sociable children do not live … Continue reading