The Association Between Personality Traits and Health-Related Quality of Life and the Mediating Role of Smoking: Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study

Jiangyun Chen   ^{1 *} , PhD ;   Jiahuan Wan   ^{1 *} ;   Yibo Wu   , PhD ;   Li Gan   ¹ , MA ;   Haomiao Li   ² , PhD ;   Yan Zhou   ³ , MA ;   Siyuan Liu   ⁴ , PhD ;   Lan Luo   ⁵ ;   Haozheng Zhou   ⁴ ;   Xuanhao Yin   ⁴ ;   Jinghui Chang   ¹ , PhD

¹ Center for WHO Studies and Department of Health Management, School of Health Management, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China

² School of Political Science and Public Administration, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China

³ Operation Management Department, Zhuhai People's Hospital (Zhuhai Hospital Affiliated with Jinan University), Zhuhai, China

⁴ School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China

⁵ Guangzhou Huangpu District Hongshan Street Community Health Service Center, Guangzhou, China

*these authors contributed equally