ArticleJournal of personality2022
The association between facets of conscientiousness and performance-based and informant-rated cognition, affect, and activities in older adults.
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- Determining associations between Big Five personality traits and executive function in an undergraduate student sample.Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS · 2025Article
- Physical, cognitive, and social activities as mediators between personality and cognition: evidence from four prospective samples.Aging & mental health · 2024Article
- Personality nuances and risk of dementia: Evidence from two longitudinal studies.Journal of psychiatric research · 2024Article
- Personality and cognitive errors in the Healthy Aging in Neighborhoods of Diversity across the Life Span study.Journal of research in personality · 2024Article
- Purpose in life and cognitive performance and informant ratings of cognitive decline, affect, and activities.Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS · 2024Article
- Personality and Cognition: The Mediating Role of Inflammatory Markers.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2024Article
- Association of personality facets and cognition in the Lifelines population-based cohort study.Journal of psychiatric research · 2023Article
- The Big Five as Predictors of Cognitive Function in Individuals with Bipolar Disorder.Brain sciences · 2023Article
- Measures of physical performance as mediators between personality and cognition in two prospective studies.Archives of gerontology and geriatrics · 2023Article
- Five-Factor Model Personality Domains and Facets Associated with Markers of Cognitive Health.Journal of individual differences · 2023Article
- Personality traits and perceived cognitive function in lebanese healthcare professionals.BMC psychology · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo identify facets of conscientiousness associated with objective cognitive performance, informant-rated cognitive decline, and informant-rated affect and activities implicated in cognitive health.
methodHealth and Retirement Study participants (N = 2,516) reported on their personality, completed a comprehensive cognitive assessment, and had knowledgeable informants report on their cognition, affect, and activities.
resultsIndustriousness and responsibility were associated with better cognitive performance; order was associated with less informant-rated cognitive decline. The facets were also associated with more positive affect, less negative affect, greater engagement in cognitive activities and activities outside the house, and less engagement in passive activities, as rated by a knowledgeable informant. Informant-rated engagement in cognitive activities mediated the association between self-reported responsibility and objective cognitive performance.
conclusionsTendencies toward achievement and accountability were associated with healthier cognitive performance and daily profiles that support cognitive health, whereas organization was associated with cognition as reported by a knowledgeable informant. The differential pattern of correlates is informative for the theoretical processes that link distinct facets of conscientiousness to healthier cognitive aging.
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