Personality Stability Is Associated With Better Cognitive Performance in Adulthood: Are the Stable More Able? | Zendy

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Personality Stability Is Associated With Better Cognitive Performance in Adulthood: Are the Stable More Able?

Author(s) -

Eileen K Graham,

Margie E. Lachman

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

the journals of gerontology series b

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.578

H-Index - 150

eISSN - 1758-5368

pISSN - 1079-5014

DOI - 10.1093/geronb/gbr149

Subject(s) - personality , psychology , neuroticism , openness to experience , cognition , conscientiousness , developmental psychology , big five personality traits , personality changes , clinical psychology , social psychology , psychiatry , extraversion and introversion

Although personality is relatively stable over time, there are individual differences in the patterns and magnitude of change. There is some evidence that personality change in adulthood is related to physical health and longevity. The present study expanded this work to consider whether personality stability or change would be associated with better cognitive functioning, especially in later adulthood.

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