Personality and cognitive decline in older adults: Data from a longitudinal sample and meta-analysis

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 591-601

  Luchetti, Martina ^a   Terracciano, Antonio ^b   Stephan, Yannick ^c   Sutin, Angelina R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Analysis; Cognitive decline; Conscientiousness; Meta; Neuroticism; Older adults; Personality

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION; CONSCIENCE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SMOKING; VERY ELDERLY; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION; CONSCIENCE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOBILITY LIMITATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; SMOKING;

EID: 84983670543     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbu184     Document Type: Article

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