“…Finally, because personality traits have been well documented as significant correlates of cognitive functioning, 39 mindfulness practice, 17 and self‐esteem 28 across adulthood, we also considered these variables as potential confounders in our analysis. We included the Big Five personality traits, comprising agreeableness (helpful, warm, caring, soft‐hearted, and sympathetic), conscientiousness (organized, responsible, hardworking, and careless [reverse coded]), extraversion (outgoing, friendly, lively, active, and talkative), openness (creative, imaginative, intelligent, curious, broadminded, sophisticated, and adventurous), and neuroticism (moody, worrying, nervous, and calm [reverse coded]) 40 .…”