Trends over 45 years in personality traits among older populations
We found associations of later birth cohort with lower neuroticism and higher conscientiousness among older adults. Findings suggest that personality at older ages is amenable to population-level shifts, with implications for health.
Authors
- David Alan Bennett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3689-554X)
- R. J. Wilson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8184-4103)
- Eileen Kranz Graham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3095-4625)
- Daniel K. Mroczek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3748-5059)
- Francine Grodstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2699-7051)
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- Rush University Medical Center (US)
- Northwestern University (PH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journals of Gerontology Series B
- Published
- 2025-10-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaf212
- Primary Topic
- Personality Traits and Psychology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health