| Literature DB >> 16755303 |
K Warner Schaie1, Sherry L Willis, Grace I L Caskie.
Abstract
This article reviews the history, measures and principal findings of the Seattle Longitudinal Study. This study began in 1956 focusing upon age differences and age changes in cognitive abilities. Its sampling frame is a large HMO in the Pacific Northwest. The study has been expanded to investigate various influences on cognitive aging including, cognitive styles, personality traits, life styles, and family environment. Current interest is also in the early detection of risk for dementia. In addition, this article reports original analyses of the relation of personality dimensions to cognitive abilities (both concurrent and longitudinal). While personality remains relatively stable over the adult life span, modest proportions of variance are shared between various personality traits and the cognitive abilities.Entities:
Year: 2004 PMID: 16755303 PMCID: PMC1474018 DOI: 10.1080/13825580490511134
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neuropsychol Dev Cogn B Aging Neuropsychol Cogn ISSN: 1382-5585