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Personality-cognition relations across adulthood.

Andrea Soubelet¹, Timothy A Salthouse

¹Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, VA, USA. soubelet.andrea@gmail.com

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This study found strong links between personality traits, particularly Openness, and cognitive abilities in adults. These personality-cognition relationships remained consistent across all adult age groups.

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Area of Science:

Psychology
Cognitive Science
Neuroscience

Background:

Research on personality and cognitive functioning has yielded inconsistent results.
Limited understanding exists regarding how age influences the relationship between personality and cognition in adulthood.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the associations between personality traits and cognitive abilities across the adult lifespan.
To determine if these personality-cognition relationships differ across various age groups.

Main Methods:

Utilized data from 2,317 adults aged 18–96.
Administered a personality inventory to all participants.
Assessed cognitive functioning using a comprehensive battery of tests.

Main Results:

The personality trait of Openness demonstrated significant correlations with multiple cognitive abilities.
Other personality traits showed smaller, yet specific, associations with certain cognitive functions.
Personality-cognition relationships were found to be consistent across different adult age brackets.

Conclusions:

Personality traits, especially Openness, are robustly linked to cognitive abilities in adults.
These associations between personality and cognition are stable throughout adulthood, irrespective of age.