Personality traits prospectively predict verbal fluency in a lifespan sample

In a community-dwelling sample (N = 4,790; age range 14-94), we examined whether personality traits prospectively predicted performance on a verbal fluency task. Open, extraverted, and emotionally stable participants had better verbal fluency. At the facet level, dispositionally happy and self-disci...

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Published in:	Psychology and aging Vol. 26; no. 4; p. 994
Main Authors:	Sutin, Angelina R, Terracciano, Antonio, Kitner-Triolo, Melissa H, Uda, Manuela, Schlessinger, David, Zonderman, Alan B
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.12.2011
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Aging - physiology Aging - psychology Conscience Educational Status Emotions Extraversion, Psychological Female Humans Linear Models Male Middle Aged Neurotic Disorders - physiopathology Neurotic Disorders - psychology Personality Personality Inventory Prospective Studies Semantics Temperament Verbal Behavior Young Adult
ISSN:	1939-1498, 1939-1498
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