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ArticleAging & mental health2025

Personality traits and measures of neuropsychiatric symptoms.

Antonio Terracciano, Martina Luchetti, Selin Karakose, Yannick Stephan, Angelina R Sutin

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Antonio TerraccianoDepartment of Geriatrics, College of Medicine, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5799-8885
Martina LuchettiDepartment of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine, College of Medicine, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7370-8443
Selin KarakoseDepartment of Geriatrics, College of Medicine, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8629-4422
Yannick StephanEuromov, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France.

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 and Dementia: Mechanisms and TrajectoriesR01AG068093 · NIA · FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY · PI TERRACCIANO, ANTONIO · 2020 to 2024
$3.0M
Prenatal and Early Life Antecedents of Personality: An Intergenerational Lifespan ApproachRF1AG053297 · NIA · FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY · PI SUTIN, ANGELINA R · 2023 to 2023
$2.2M
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG053297NIA NIH HHS R01 AG068093NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG053297
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesChanges in personality and behavioral symptoms are a core clinical criterion for the diagnosis of dementia. This study examines the association between caregiver-rated personality traits and multiple measures of neuropsychiatric symptoms.

methodCaregivers of individuals with dementia (

resultsIn the combined sample, high concurrent neuroticism was associated with emotional dysregulation (

conclusionPersonality was associated with neuropsychiatric symptoms, including with the measure for mild behavioral impairment. Personality had stronger associations when concurrently assessed, indicating that personality traits co-develop with neuropsychiatric symptoms. The associations were similar across cancer and dementia, suggesting transdiagnostic processes not limited to dementia. Neuropsychiatric symptoms are partly an expression of personality; accounting for personality traits could help with diagnosis and disease monitoring, tailoring interventions, and fostering person-centered care.

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DementiaPersonalityAgedAged, 80 and overBehavioral SymptomsCaregiversFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasmsNeuroticismBehavioral and psychological symptomscancerdementiamild behavioral impairmentpersonality

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PMID39001696
PMCPMC11671292

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