Personality characteristics are independently associated with prospective memory in the laboratory, and in daily life, among older adults

Kerry A. McCabe; Steven Paul Woods; Michael Weinborn; Hamid Sohrabi; Stephanie Rainey-Smith; Belinda M. Brown; Samantha L. Gardener; Kevin Taddei; Ralph N. Martins

doi:10.1016/j.jrp.2018.06.006

Personality characteristics are independently associated with prospective memory in the laboratory, and in daily life, among older adults

Kerry A. McCabe, Steven Paul Woods, Michael Weinborn^*, Hamid Sohrabi, Stephanie Rainey-Smith, Belinda M. Brown, Samantha L. Gardener, Kevin Taddei, Ralph N. Martins

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Prospective memory (PM) can deteriorate with age and adversely influence health behaviours. Research suggests that personality is related to PM in healthy young adults, but we know little about the role of personality in the PM amongst older adults. Community-dwelling older adults (N = 152) completed the NEO Five-Factor Inventory-3 and PM measures. After adjusting for demographics and general cognition, higher neuroticism and lower levels of openness were independently associated with lower objectively-measured time- and event-based PM. Lower conscientiousness was the only personality predictor of self-reported everyday PM failures. Findings indicate that personality plays a role in PM functioning in the laboratory and daily life.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	32-37
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Research in Personality
Volume	76
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2018.06.006
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2018

Keywords

Ageing
Big Five personality
Declarative memory
Memory for intentions

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McCabe, Kerry A. ; Woods, Steven Paul ; Weinborn, Michael ; Sohrabi, Hamid ; Rainey-Smith, Stephanie ; Brown, Belinda M. ; Gardener, Samantha L. ; Taddei, Kevin ; Martins, Ralph N. / Personality characteristics are independently associated with prospective memory in the laboratory, and in daily life, among older adults. In: Journal of Research in Personality. 2018 ; Vol. 76. pp. 32-37.

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