Personality in late midlife: Associations with demographic factors and cognitive ability

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 21-36

  Mortensen, Erik Lykke ^a,b   Flensborg Madsen, Trine ^a,c   Molbo, Drude ^a   Christensen, Ulla ^a   Osler, Merete ^a,d,e   Avlund, Kirsten ^a,e   Lund, Rikke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

cognitive ability; demographic factors; I S T 2000 R; NEO FFI; personality

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE ABILITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DENMARK; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; I-S-T 2000 R; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEO-FFI; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS;

COGNITIVE ABILITY; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; I-S-T 2000 R; NEO-FFI; PERSONALITY;

AGE FACTORS; AGING; COGNITION; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 84897597204     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264313519317     Document Type: Article

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