Five-Factor Personality Dimensions, Mood States, and Cognitive Performance in Older Adults

Booth, Jane; Schinka, John A.; Brown, Lisa M.; Mortimer, James A.; Borenstein, Amy R.

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“…9–13 For example, higher Neuroticism has been linked to cognitive impairment or decline, 11,14 while higher Openness and Conscientiousness may be protective against decline. 10,11 Studies have reported similar findings in terms of these personality domains and risk of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), 9,12,13 The relationships between Extraversion, Agreeableness and cognition are less clear with one study reporting a protective role of moderate Extraversion, 14 one study reporting an association between increased Extraversion and worse cognitive functioning, 11 and no studies reporting significant findings for Agreeableness and cognition. 9–13 …”

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Personality and Cognitive Decline in the Baltimore Epidemiologic Catchment Area Follow-up Study

Hock

Lee

Bienvenu

et al. 2014

The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

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Objective To determine the association between personality domains and 11-year cognitive decline in a sample from a population-based study. Method Data from Waves 3 (1993–1996) and 4 (2003–2004) of the Baltimore cohort of the Epidemiologic Catchment Area (ECA) study were used for analyses. The sample included 561 adults (mean age ±SD = 45.2 ±10.78 years) who completed the NEO Personality Inventory-Revised (NEO PI-R) prior to Wave 4. Participants also completed the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and immediate and delayed word recall tests at Wave 3, and at Wave 4 10.9 ±0.6 years later. Results In models adjusted for baseline cognitive performance, demographic characteristics, medical conditions, depressive symptoms, and psychotropic medication use, each 10-point increase in Neuroticism T-scores was associated with a 0.15-point decrease in MMSE scores (B = −0.15 95% confidence interval (CI) −0.30, −0.01), whereas each 10-point increase in Conscientiousness T-scores was associated with a 0.18-point increase on the MMSE (B = 0.18, 95% CI 0.04, 0.32) and a 0.21-point increase in immediate recall (B = 0.21, 95% CI 0.003, 0.41) between baseline and follow-up. Conclusion Findings suggest that greater Neuroticism is associated with decline, and greater Conscientiousness is associated with improvement in performance on measures of general cognitive function, and memory in adults. Further studies are needed to determine the extent to which personality traits in midlife are associated with clinically significant cognitive outcomes in older adults, such as mild cognitive impairment and dementia, and to identify potential mediators of the association between personality and cognitive trajectories.

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Personality and Cognitive Decline in the Baltimore Epidemiologic Catchment Area Follow-up Study

Hock

Lee

Bienvenu

et al. 2014

The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

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“…Openness indicates intellectual curiosity and a preference for varied experiences [13,16]. It also is thought to have a moderate correlation with education and cognitive function [13,16,21] that have been closely related to participation in health surveys among the elderly [1,5,[6][7][8]. Thus, there may be also an association between openness and participation status in health checkups.…”

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Personality and participation in mass health checkups among Japanese community-dwelling elderly

Iwasa

Masui

Gondo

et al. 2009

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

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“…Furthermore, a significant association between verbal memory, general cognitive ability and openness is reported [6]. Caregivers describe their relatives as being significantly less open, conscientious and extraverted while showing higher levels of neuroticism after developing a memory disorder [7].…”

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Premorbid Personality Traits and Their Course in Mild Cognitive Impairment: Results from a Prospective Population-Based Study in Germany

Kuźma¹,

Sattler²,

Toro³

et al. 2011

Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord

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Background: Personality traits contribute to cognitive functioning. We present a study comparing personality traits in normal ageing and mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Methods: We conducted a representative longitudinal study including 222 subjects from a cohort born between 1930 and 1932 (n = 500) examined at three examination waves (t1: 1993/1994; t2: 1997/1998; t3: 2005/2007). Personality traits were assessed with the NEO-Five-Factor Inventory questionnaire. Results: Healthy controls and patients with MCI showed a significant (p < 0.05) decrease concerning their levels of neuroticism and extraversion over time. MCI subjects scored significantly higher on neuroticism at baseline and lower on openness at all examinations compared to healthy controls. Subjects with higher baseline neuroticism showed a 2.24 times higher risk of developing MCI at the third follow-up (odds ratio = 2.24, 95% confidence interval = 1.12–4.45 – scores adjusted for education and sex). Conclusions: MCI subjects differ in their premorbid personality traits compared to healthy controls. According to our study, higher neuroticism should be considered a risk factor for the development of MCI.

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Five-Factor Personality Dimensions, Mood States, and Cognitive Performance in Older Adults

Cited by 83 publications

References 18 publications

Personality and Cognitive Decline in the Baltimore Epidemiologic Catchment Area Follow-up Study

Personality and Cognitive Decline in the Baltimore Epidemiologic Catchment Area Follow-up Study

Personality and participation in mass health checkups among Japanese community-dwelling elderly

Premorbid Personality Traits and Their Course in Mild Cognitive Impairment: Results from a Prospective Population-Based Study in Germany

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