Cross-sectional and prospective association between personality traits and IADL/ADL limitations.

ABSTRACT: Prior research has shown that personality traits are associated with activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental ADLs (IADLs). To advance research on the psychological factors related to aging-related functional limitations, this study examined the relation between personality traits and both concurrent and incident functional limitations, tested whether these associations are similar across IADLs and ADLs, and tested potential mediators of these associations. Participants were drawn from eight longitudinal samples from the U.S., England, and Japan. Participants provided data on demographic variables, the five major personality traits, and on the Katz ADL-scale and Lawton IADL-scales. IADL/ADL limitations were assessed again 3-18 years later. A consistent pattern of associations was

SUBMITTER: Canada B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8866022 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature