Table 4.
Latent Change Analysis of the Relationship Between Change in Memory and Change in Personality in Each Individual Study and Meta-analysis
| Neuroticism | Extraversion | Openness | Agreeableness | Conscientiousness | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WLSGa | –0.023 (0.031) | –0.019 (0.026) | 0.012 (0.024) | –0.006 (0.026) | 0.05 (0.026) |
| WLSSa | 0.049 (0.043) | 0.040 (0.036) | 0.003 (0.033) | –0.010 (0.036) | –0.011 (0.035) |
| MIDUSb | 0.03 (0.041) | 0.133*** (0.034) | 0.091** (0.033) | 0.072* (0.033) | 0.062* (0.031) |
| HRSb | –0.035* (0.016) | 0.075*** (0.004) | 0.046*** (0.013) | 0.056*** (0.013) | 0.078*** (0.013) |
| Meta-analysis | |||||
| Random effect | –0.008 (0.019) | 0.06* (0.027) | 0.04* (0.016) | 0.03 (0.020) | 0.05** (0.017) |
| 95% CI | –0.046, 0.029 | 0.003, 0.11 | 0.007, 0.069 | –0.008, 0.07 | 0.019, 0.09 |
| Heterogeneity tau | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
Notes: HRS = Health and Retirement Study (N = 6,038); MIDUS = Midlife in the United States (N = 1,901); WLSG = Wisconsin Longitudinal Study Graduates (N = 3,232); WLSS = Wisconsin Longitudinal Study Siblings (N = 1,570). Coefficients are unstandardized coefficients. SEs are in parentheses.
aAdjusted for age, sex, and education. bAdjusted for age, sex, education, and race.
*p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001.