Discrepancies in Objective and Subjective Cognition in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: Does Personality Matter?
Associations between subjective cognition and current objective functioning are inconclusive. Given known associations between personality and cognition, this study tested whether personality moderates associations between subjective memory and objective cognition in middle-aged and older adults. Pa...
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| author | Amy N. Costa MA Lauren M. Nowakowski BS Christina S. McCrae PhD Nelson Cowan PhD Ashley F. Curtis PhD |
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| description | Associations between subjective cognition and current objective functioning are inconclusive. Given known associations between personality and cognition, this study tested whether personality moderates associations between subjective memory and objective cognition in middle-aged and older adults. Participants ( N = 62, M age = 63.8, SD = 7.7, 33 men) completed assessments of personality (Big Five Inventory-10), subjective memory (Cognitive Failures Questionnaire [CFQ-memory]), and objective cognition (processing speed, attention, inhibition [Stroop], working memory [Sternberg], set-shifting [Wisconsin Card Sorting Task]). Multiple regressions and simple slopes analyses examined whether personality moderates associations between subjective memory and objective cognition, controlling for age, number of medical conditions, and household income. Extraversion moderated associations between processing speed and CFQ-memory. Agreeableness moderated associations between set-shifting and CFQ-memory. Among individuals with higher extraversion and lower agreeableness, objectively worse cognition was associated with the fewest memory complaints. Findings suggest personality may impact the discrepancies between subjective memory and objective cognition in mid-to-late life. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d942e6a7d2084d2aa8d14631f23bdc2f2023-01-11T14:03:46ZengSAGE PublishingGerontology and Geriatric Medicine2333-72142023-01-01910.1177/23337214221146663Discrepancies in Objective and Subjective Cognition in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: Does Personality Matter?Amy N. Costa MA0Lauren M. Nowakowski BS1Christina S. McCrae PhD2Nelson Cowan PhD3Ashley F. Curtis PhD4University of Missouri, Columbia, USAUniversity of Missouri, Columbia, USAUniversity of South Florida, Tampa, USAUniversity of Missouri, Columbia, USAUniversity of South Florida, Tampa, USAAssociations between subjective cognition and current objective functioning are inconclusive. Given known associations between personality and cognition, this study tested whether personality moderates associations between subjective memory and objective cognition in middle-aged and older adults. Participants ( N = 62, M age = 63.8, SD = 7.7, 33 men) completed assessments of personality (Big Five Inventory-10), subjective memory (Cognitive Failures Questionnaire [CFQ-memory]), and objective cognition (processing speed, attention, inhibition [Stroop], working memory [Sternberg], set-shifting [Wisconsin Card Sorting Task]). Multiple regressions and simple slopes analyses examined whether personality moderates associations between subjective memory and objective cognition, controlling for age, number of medical conditions, and household income. Extraversion moderated associations between processing speed and CFQ-memory. Agreeableness moderated associations between set-shifting and CFQ-memory. Among individuals with higher extraversion and lower agreeableness, objectively worse cognition was associated with the fewest memory complaints. Findings suggest personality may impact the discrepancies between subjective memory and objective cognition in mid-to-late life.https://doi.org/10.1177/23337214221146663 |
| spellingShingle | Amy N. Costa MA Lauren M. Nowakowski BS Christina S. McCrae PhD Nelson Cowan PhD Ashley F. Curtis PhD Discrepancies in Objective and Subjective Cognition in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: Does Personality Matter? Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine |
| title | Discrepancies in Objective and Subjective Cognition in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: Does Personality Matter? |
| title_full | Discrepancies in Objective and Subjective Cognition in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: Does Personality Matter? |
| title_fullStr | Discrepancies in Objective and Subjective Cognition in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: Does Personality Matter? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Discrepancies in Objective and Subjective Cognition in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: Does Personality Matter? |
| title_short | Discrepancies in Objective and Subjective Cognition in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: Does Personality Matter? |
| title_sort | discrepancies in objective and subjective cognition in middle aged and older adults does personality matter |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/23337214221146663 |
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