Personality development in old age relates to physical health and cognitive performance: Evidence from the Berlin Aging Study II

We examine how late-life personality development relates to overall morbidity as well as specific performance-based indicators of physical and cognitive functioning in 1,232 older adults in the Berlin Aging Study II (aged 65–88 years). Latent growth models indicated that, on average, neuroticism and...

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Main Authors: Mueller, S, Wagner, J, Drewelies, J, Duezel, S, Eibich, P, Specht, J, Demuth, I, Steinhagen-Thiessen, E, Gerstorf, D
Format: Journal article
Published: Elsevier 2016