Table 3.
Association between Personality and Yesterday Evaluation and Cognition
| Predictors | Cognition 2012 | Change in cognition 2008/2010 to 2012 |
|---|---|---|
| Age | −.23** | −.14** |
| Sex | .14** | .08** |
| Race (African American) | −.09** | −.05** |
| Race (Other/Unknown) | −.02 | .00 |
| Ethnicity (Hispanic) | −.05** | −.03 |
| Education | .21** | .11** |
| Year | .03 | .05** |
| Baseline cognition | -- | .41** |
| Neuroticism | −.06* | −.04 |
| Extraversion | .03 | .03 |
| Openness | .07* | .05* |
| Agreeableness | .03 | .03 |
| Conscientiousness | .06* | .04* |
| Self-control | .05* | .02 |
| Order | .04 | .02 |
| Industriousness | .06* | .04* |
| Traditionalism | .01 | .01 |
| Virtue | .04 | .03 |
| Responsibility | .07* | .03 |
| Yesterday Evaluation | ||
| Active Engagement | .09* | .07* |
| Negative Affect | −.04 | −.04 |
| Subjective Health | .13* | .10* |
| Time Spent Alone | −.03 | −.04* |
Note. N=3,454. Coefficients are standardized beta coefficients from linear regression controlling for age, sex, education, race, ethnicity, and year of personality assessment (for the personality regressions because of the two-year difference in assessment of personality; year was not included in the yesterday evaluation regressions because all participants completed this measure during the 2011 Internet Survey). Change in cognition includes the 2008/2010 cognitive assessment as an additional covariate.
*
p<.01.