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Conscientious Individuals Live Longer
Personality traits such as conscientiousness, emotional stability, and an internal locus of control significantly influence one's lifestyle and longevity. Not only can personality traits influence health through beneficial and harmful habits but can also have a direct effect on mortality. Higher conscientiousness reduces the risk of premature death by 20 percentage points, while higher neuroticism increases it by 12 percentage points. These are the findings from a new study by Ksenia Rozhkova, Junior Research Fellow at the Laboratory for Labour Market Studies of the HSE Faculty of Economic Sciences.
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Russians Consider Themselves Poorer than They Actually Are
Only 10% know where they really stand on the income scale
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It Turns Out That Russians Are Unprepared for Poverty
For many years, they have been unable to adapt to the possibility of becoming poor