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Table 3 Associations Between Personality Traits and Speed-Attention-Executive

From: Five-factor model personality traits and cognitive function in five domains in older adulthood

Trait

Speed-Attention-Executive

 

Combined

Letter Cancelation

Backwards Count

Symbol Digit

Trails Aa

Trails Ba

Neuroticism

−.10*

−.08*

−.05*

−.09*

−.08*

−.08*

Extraversion

.07*

.07*

.07*

.06*

.04

.04

Openness

.08*

.07*

.05*

.08*

.07*

.06*

Agreeableness

.10*

.08*

.09*

.06*

.07*

.08*

Conscientiousness

.12*

.10*

.08*

.11*

.09*

.11*

 Sample size

2808

2721

2786

2715

2736

2471

  1. Note. Coefficients are standardized beta coefficients from linear regression controlling for age, sex, race, ethnicity, education, and language of test administration. a Trails A and B were multiplied by −1 to make the direction of the scoring consistent with the other tasks in this domain (i.e., higher scores indicate worse performance)
  2. *p < .01
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BMC Geriatrics

ISSN: 1471-2318

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