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1Department of Psychology, The Center for Psychobiological Research, The Max Stern Yezreel Valley College, D.N. Emek Yezreel 1930600, Israel.
Abstract:
Background/Objectives: The purpose of the present study was to assess the relationships between attention level and personality traits among 44 older adults aged from 65 to 75 in the Israeli population. The participants were 19 females and 25 males, with a mean age of 68.13 years, and 12.32 years average of formal education, who provided clinical history for screening. Methods: The participants completed the 44-item Big Five Inventory, the d2 Test of Attention, and the Mathematics Continuous Performance Test (MATH-CPT), a computerized test that measures participants' attention levels by recording their responses to visual stimuli. Results: The results showed significant correlations between attention and the domains of Conscientiousness and Neuroticism. Linear regression analysis, with the MATH-CPT measures as the dependent variable and the Big Five personality factors as independent variables, revealed a significant model explaining 41.60% of the variance in MATH-CPT performance. Linear regression analysis of the measures of the d2 test of attention as dependent variables and the Big Five factors as independent variables showed a significant model that explained 47.70% of the variance. No association was found between age and the domains of the Big Five personality traits. Conclusions: This study discusses the implications of the significant correlations between personality domains and measures of attention in older adults. The findings suggest that individuals who are organized, task-oriented, goal-focused, responsible, imaginative, creative, and interested in educational experiences may be better able to perform attention-related tasks in older age.
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