Personality traits and measures of neuropsychiatric symptoms.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Changes in personality and behavioral symptoms are a core clinical criterion for the diagnosis of dementia. This study examines the association between caregiver-rated personality traits and multiple measures of neuropsychiatric symptoms.

Method

Caregivers of individuals with dementia (N = 191) or cancer (N = 137) provided premorbid and concurrent personality trait ratings using the Big Five Inventory-2. Caregivers also completed the Mild Behavioral Impairment Checklist, Neuropsychiatric Inventory Questionnaire, and Revised Memory and Behavior Problems Checklist.

Results

In the combined sample, high concurrent neuroticism was associated with emotional dysregulation (r = 0.51), low agreeableness with impulse dyscontrol (r=-0.40), and low

SUBMITTER: Terracciano A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11671292 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature