Personality as a source of individual differences in cognition among older African Americans

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作者：
Aiken-Morgan, Adrienne T. [1 ]
Bichsel, Jacqueline [2 ]
Allaire, Jason C. [3 ]
Savla, Jyoti [4 ,5 ]
Edwards, Christopher L. [6 ,7 ]
Whitfield, Keith E. [8 ]
机构：
[1] Duke Univ, Med Ctr, Ctr Study Aging & Human Dev, Durham, NC 27710 USA
[2] Missouri Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Psychol Sci, Rolla, MO 65409 USA
[3] N Carolina State Univ, Dept Psychol, Raleigh, NC 27695 USA
[4] Virginia Tech Univ, Dept Human Dev, Blacksburg, VA 24073 USA
[5] Virginia Tech Univ, Ctr Gerontol, Blacksburg, VA 24073 USA
[6] Duke Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Psychiat, Durham, NC 27705 USA
[7] Duke Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Med, Durham, NC 27705 USA
[8] Duke Univ, Dept Psychol & Neurosci, Durham, NC 27708 USA
来源：
JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN PERSONALITY | 2012年 / 46卷 / 05期
关键词：
Personality; Cognition; African Americans; Aging; VERBAL-LEARNING TEST; 5-FACTOR MODEL; BLOOD-PRESSURE; HEALTH; INTELLIGENCE; NEUROTICISM; TRAITS; PREDICTORS; EDUCATION; PEOPLE;
D O I：
10.1016/j.jrp.2012.04.006
中图分类号：
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号：
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要：
Previous research suggests that demographic factors are important correlates of cognitive functioning in African Americans: however, less attention has been given to the influence of personality. The present study explored how dimensions and facets of personality predicted individual variability in cognition in a sample of older African Americans from the Baltimore Study of Black Aging. Cognition was assessed by verbal learning and attention/working memory measures. Personality was measured by the NEO Personality Inventory-Revised. Linear regressions controlling for demographic factors showed that Neuroticism, Openness, and Agreeableness were significant regression predictors of cognitive performance. Individual facets of all five personality dimensions were also associated with cognitive performance. These findings suggest personality is important in understanding variability in cognition among older African Americans. (C) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码：465 / 471
页数：7
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