Abstract
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. © 2012 Elsevier Inc.
Recommended Citation
Aiken-Morgan, A. T., Bichsel, J. M., Allaire, J. C., Savla, J., Edwards, C. L., & Whitfield, K. E. (2012). Personality as a Source of Individual Differences in Cognition among Older African Americans. Journal of Research in Personality, 46(5), pp. 465-471. Elsevier.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2012.04.006
Department(s)
Psychological Science
Keywords and Phrases
African americans; Aging; Cognition; Personality
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
1095-7251; 0092-6566
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
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Publication Date
01 Oct 2012
Comments
National Institute on Aging, Grant T32 AG000029