Open AccessPersonality predictors of cognitive dispersion: A coordinated analysis of data from seven international studies of older adults.
Author(s) -
Tomiko Yoneda,
Alejandra Marroig,
Eileen K Graham,
Emily C Willroth,
Tamlyn Watermeyer,
Emorie D Beck,
Elizabeth M. Zelinski,
Chandra A. Reynolds,
Nancy L. Pedersen,
Scott M. Hofer,
Daniel K. Mroczek,
Graciela MuñizTerrera
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
neuropsychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.13
H-Index - 130
eISSN - 1931-1559
pISSN - 0894-4105
DOI - 10.1037/neu0000782
Subject(s) - openness to experience , cognition , psychology , personality , big five personality traits , dispersion (optics) , effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance , cognitive test , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , social psychology , psychiatry , physics , optics
Dispersion in cognitive test performance within a single testing session is proposed as an early marker of poor brain health. Existing research, however, has not investigated factors that may explain individual differences in cognitive dispersion. We investigate the extent to which the Big Five personality traits are associated with cognitive dispersion in older adulthood.