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ArticlePsychological medicine2018

Facets of Conscientiousness and risk of dementia.

A R Sutin, Y Stephan, A Terracciano

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Article in Psychological medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

A R SutinFlorida State University College of Medicine,Tallahassee, FL,USA.
Y StephanUniversity of Montpellier,Montpellier,France.
A TerraccianoFlorida State University College of Medicine,Tallahassee, FL,USA.
Florida State University · USUniversité de Montpellier · FR

Funding

Prenatal and Early Life Antecedents of Personality: An Intergenerational Lifespan ApproachR01AG053297 · NIA · FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY · PI Angelina R Sutin · 2017 to 2026
$4.3M
Personality Change as an Early Marker of Alzheimer's DiseaseR03AG051960 · NIA · FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY · PI TERRACCIANO, ANTONIO · 2016 to 2017
$152k
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG053297NIA NIH HHS R03 AG051960
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMultiple studies have found Conscientiousness to be protective against dementia. The purpose of this study is to identify which specific aspects, or facets, of Conscientiousness are most protective against cognitive impairment and whether these associations are moderated by demographic factors and/or genetic risk.

methodsHealth and Retirement Study participants were selected for analysis if they completed the facets of Conscientiousness measure, scored in the range of normal cognitive functioning at the baseline personality assessment, and had at least one follow-up assessment of cognition over the up to 6-year follow-up (N = 11 181). Cox regression was used to test for risk of incident dementia and risk of incident cognitive impairment not dementia (CIND).

resultsOver the follow-up, 278 participants developed dementia and 2186 participants developed CIND. The facet of responsibility had the strongest and most consistent association with dementia risk: every standard deviation increase in this facet was associated with a nearly 35% decreased risk of dementia; self-control and industriousness were also protective. Associations were generally similar when controlling for clinical, behavioral, and genetic risk factors. These three facets were also independent predictors of decreased risk of CIND.

conclusionsThe present research indicates that individuals who see themselves as responsible, able to control their behavior, and hard workers are less likely to develop CIND or dementia and that these associations persist after accounting for some common clinical, behavioral, and genetic risk factors.

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PersonalityAgedAged, 80 and overCognitionCognitive DysfunctionDementiaFemaleFloridaHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeuropsychological TestsProportional Hazards ModelsRetirementRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsAlzheimer's diseasecognitive impairmentConscientiousnessdementiafacetsorderresponsibilityself-control

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