Secular changes in personality: study on 75-year-olds examined in 1976-1977 and 2005-2006.
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry
; 28(3): 298-304, 2013 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
In order to study secular changes in personality factors neuroticism and extroversion, representative population samples of non-demented 75-year-olds underwent psychiatric examinations in 1976-1977 (total n = 223, 138 women, 85 men) and 2005-2006 (total n = 556, 322 women and 234 men).METHODS:
Eysenck Personality Inventory was used at both occasions. Demographic factors (educational level, marital status, having children) were registered.RESULTS:
Seventy-five-year-olds examined in 2005-2006 had higher values on extroversion and lower values on the Lie scale compared with those examined in 1976-1977. Neuroticism did not differ between the two birth cohorts. Neuroticism scores were higher in women than in men both in 1976-1977 and 2005-2006, and Lie score was higher in women than in men in 2005-2006.CONCLUSIONS:
Our findings suggest that present cohorts of 75-year-olds are more extroverted and less prone to respond in a socially desirable manner than those born three decades earlier. Neuroticism levels remained unchanged, suggesting this trait may be less influenced by environmental factors than the other traits studied.
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Asunto principal:
Trastornos de Ansiedad
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Personalidad
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Envejecimiento
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Extraversión Psicológica
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Año:
2013
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Article