Personality, Interpersonal Problems, and Anxiety Among Older Adults

2021 ◽  
pp. 003329412110616
Author(s):  
Olivia R. Noel ◽  
Daniel L. Segal ◽  
Katie L. Granier
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Interpersonal Problems ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Big Five Personality Traits ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Clinical Syndromes

Introduction: This study examined relationships between personality disorder (PD) features, Big Five personality traits, and interpersonal problems with anxiety. Method: Older adults ( N = 130) completed the Geriatric Anxiety Scale, Coolidge Axis Two Inventory, Big Five Inventory-2, and Circumplex Scales of Interpersonal Problems. Pearson correlation analyses were used to assess simple relationships between anxiety with PD features (CATI scales), Big Five personality domains (BFI-2 scales), and interpersonal problems (CSIP scales). Multiple linear regression analyses were performed to determine the extent to which the PD scales of the CATI, the personality scales of the BFI-2, and the scales of the CSIP explained variance in anxiety. Results: Anxiety was positively correlated with 13 of 14 PD scales, ranging from .23 (Narcissistic) to .61 (Depressive). Regarding Big Five personality traits, anxiety was negatively associated with Agreeableness (−.23), Conscientiousness (−.30), and Extraversion (−.31) but was positively associated with Negative Emotionality (.56). Regarding interpersonal problems, anxiety was positively related to all eight CSIP scales, ranging from Self-sacrificing (.30) to Distant/Cold (.62). Regression analyses indicated that PD features accounted for the most variance in anxiety symptoms (53%), followed by interpersonal problems (46%), and Big Five personality traits (33%). Discussion: Anxiety appears to be meaningfully associated with PD features, several aspects of Big Five personality traits, and interpersonal problems, suggesting that these variables may play important roles in the development and maintenance of anxiety, or vice versa. Our findings especially speak to the growing awareness of the deleterious impact of PD features on clinical syndromes in later life, as evidenced by strong comorbidities with anxiety.

scholarly journals Parenting Style as a Cognitive Factor in Developing Big-Five Personality Traits among Youth: A Study of Public University in Multan, Pakistan

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-112
Author(s):  
Asfa Ashraf ◽  
Kamran Ishfaq ◽  
Muhammad Umair Ashraf ◽  
Zahid Zulfiqar
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Parenting Styles ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Big Five Personality Traits ◽  
Systematic Sampling ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Proportional Relationship ◽  
The Relationship

The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between parenting styles (authoritarian, authoritative and permissive) and Big-five personality traits (extraversion, agreeableness, neuroticism, conscientiousness and openness) among the students of Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan, Pakistan. For this purpose, a total number of 281 students from different faculties (Natural and social sciences) were selected through systematic sampling technique and the respondents responded to parenting authority questionnaire (PAQ) by Buri (1991) and Big-five inventory (BFI) john and Srivastava (1999). Data were analyzed by using SPSS-21 version, and Pearson correlation (r=0.01) was applied to find out the relationship, direction and consistency between predictor and criterion variable. Results indicated a directly proportional relationship between parenting styles (authoritarian, authoritative & permissive) and big five personality traits.

scholarly journals SOCIAL ROLES AND PERSONALITY IN LATER LIFE

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S729-S730
Author(s):  
Anna E Kornadt ◽  
Anna E Kornadt
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Social Roles ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Big Five Personality Traits ◽  
Personality Change ◽  
Big Five Personality

Abstract Despite considerable stability of the Big Five personality traits, there is evidence for personality plasticity and change across the lifespan. In younger years, the investment in social roles, such as entering worklife or starting a family has been shown to drive personality change. With regard to personality in later life, the investigation of social roles has so far been neglected. A questionnaire was developed to assess a large number of social roles that can be assumed in the second half of life. N = 306 participants aged 50 to 86 years reported on their social roles and rated their personality traits. Results show that assuming and investing in certain social roles (e.g. friend, retiree, volunteer) mediated the effects of age on the Big Five, especially for the oldest participants and in the domains openness and extraversion. The findings support the importance of social roles for personality also in later life.

scholarly journals Does Personality Influence Pre-service English Teachers' Performance?: A Gender-Based Study in the Yemeni Context

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 52
Author(s):  
Nemah Abdullah Ayash Ezzi
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Personality Development ◽  
Big Five Personality Traits ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Teacher Personality ◽  
Gender Based

This study mainly investigated whether there is any correlation between the Big Five Personality Traits of pre-service teachers and their performance in Practicums I&II, and attempted to identify the extent to which the personality traits affect pre-service teachers' performance. To fulfill the purpose of the study, a sample of 110 fourth-year student-teachers; 86 females & 24 male, of the English Department, in the Faculty of Education at Hodeidah University, was selected‎. ‎They enrolled in the four-year B.Ed. course. The Big Five Inventory (BFI) originally developed by John & Srivastava (1999) with little modification was distributed among the selected subjects. This inventory comprised of forty-four statements about the big five personality traits that are Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Neuroticism and Openness. Collected data was analyzed by using simple descriptive and inferential statistical techniques such as mean, Pearson correlation, t-test and f-test. It was found that there is a relationship between the pre-service teachers' performance in Practicums I&II and their personality traits so pre-service teachers' personality DO influence their performance of teaching English. Also, pre-service teachers' personality traits of Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Conscientiousness are nearly same, so no significant difference found among male and females on these three traits. However, significant difference exists among the females and males on the trait of Neuroticism as female student-teacher score higher than males on this trait. Moreover, both male and female pre-service teachers ‎have quite good level of Extraversion and Agreeableness, and similar reasonable level of Conscientiousness ‎and Neuroticism but their level of Openness is a very low. It is recommended that Teacher Personality Development should be a part of teacher education programs and suggest some strategies for development of pre-service teachers’ personality.

scholarly journals Impact of Personality Features and Interpersonal Problems on Anxiety Among Older Adults

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 897-898
Author(s):  
Olivia Noel ◽  
Katie Granier ◽  
Daniel Segal ◽  
Marissa Pifer ◽  
Lisa Stone
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Psychosocial Functioning ◽  
Interpersonal Problems ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Clinical Syndromes ◽  
Personality Features ◽  
Development Of Anxiety ◽  
Community Dwelling Older Adults

Abstract Introduction Anxiety is a significant mental health problem among older adults and is associated with multiple other mental disorders, poor psychosocial functioning, and reduced quality of life. Personality traits and disorders, along with interpersonal problems, may play a significant role in anxiety, but these relationships are not well understood among older adults. This study examined relationships between anxiety with normative personality traits, personality disorder (PD) features, and interpersonal problems. Method: Community-dwelling older adults (N = 130) completed the Geriatric Anxiety Scale (GAS), Coolidge Axis Two Inventory (CATI), Big Five Inventory-2 (BFI-2), and Circumplex Scales of Interpersonal Problems (CSIP). Results Anxiety was positively correlated with 13 of 14 CATI PD scales, ranging from .23 (Narcissistic) to .61 (Depressive). Regarding normative personality, anxiety was associated with Agreeableness (-.23), Conscientiousness (-.30), Extraversion (-.31), and Negative Emotionality (.56). Regarding interpersonal problems, anxiety was positively related to all eight CSIP scales: Self-Sacrificing (.30), Domineering (.31), Exploitable (.40), Intrusive (.41), Self-centered (.47), Nonassertive (.50), Socially Inhibited (.60), and Distant/Cold (.62). Regression analyses indicated that PD features accounted for the most variance in anxiety (53%), followed by interpersonal problems, (46%) and normative personality traits (33%). Discussion Anxiety appears to be meaningfully associated with PD features, several aspects of normative personality, and interpersonal problems, suggesting that these variables may play a role in the development of anxiety, or vice versa. Our findings especially speak to the growing awareness of the deleterious impact of PD features on clinical syndromes in later life, as evidenced by strong comorbidities with anxiety.

scholarly journals Associations Between Personality Traits and Cognitive Resilience in Older Adults

2020 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-19
Author(s):  
Eileen K Graham ◽  
Bryan D James ◽  
Kathryn L Jackson ◽  
Emily C Willroth ◽  
Patricia Boyle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Cognitive Activity ◽  
Data Access ◽  
Big Five Personality Traits ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Post Mortem ◽  
Religious Orders ◽  
Using Data

Abstract Objectives The goal of this paper was to examine associations between personality traits and resilience to neuropathologic burden. Method Using data from the Religious Orders Study and the Rush Memory and Aging Project, we identified a total of 1,375 participants with personality, cognitive, and post-mortem neuropathology data. We regressed cognition onto pathology and extracted the residuals as an indicator of cognitive resilience. We then modeled the effect of Big Five personality traits on cognitive resilience, adjusting for demographics, APOE status, medical comorbidities, and cognitive activity. The analytic plan was preregistered prior to data access or analysis, and all scripts and outputs are available online. Results Higher neuroticism was associated with greater vulnerability to pathology. Results from exploratory analyses suggest that higher conscientiousness was associated with less cognitive decline relative to the amount of pathology, or greater resilience. Education and cognitive activity did not moderate these associations. Discussion Personality may have a pathoplastic effect on neuropathology, as low neuroticism and high conscientiousness are associated with better function despite neuropathologic burden.

scholarly journals The Relationships between Big Five Personality Traits and Subjective Vitality

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 218 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Engin Deniz ◽  
Seydi Ahmet Satici
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Big Five Personality Traits ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Subjective Vitality ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Negative Predictor ◽  
Vitality Scale

<p>The current study examined the relationship between big five personality traits and subjective vitality. Participant were 307 university students [180 <sub>(59%)</sub> female, 127 <sub>(41%) </sub>male, <em>M</em><sub>age</sub> = 21.24 years, SD = 1.21] who completed questionnaires package the Adjective Based Personality Scale and the Subjective Vitality Scale. A hierarchical regression analyses was used with big five personality traits to explain variance in subjective vitality. The results showed that extraversion, agreeableness, and openness were significant positive predictors and neuroticism was significant negative predictor of subjective vitality which accounted for 31% of the total variance. Consciousness did not significant predictor of subjective vitality.  The significance and limitations of the results are discussed.</p>

Big Five Personality Traits and Marching Music Injuries

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 135-140
Author(s):  
Jacob J Levy ◽  
John W Lounsbury ◽  
Kimberly N Kent
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Emotional Stability ◽  
Big Five Personality Traits ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
World Class ◽  
Concurrent Relationships ◽  
Drum And Bugle Corps ◽  
Practical Implications

In a sample of 155 world-class drum and bugle corps performers, we studied marching music-related injuries in relation to the Big Five personality traits (agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional stability, extraversion, and openness). Correlation and multiple regression analyses revealed concurrent relationships between the Big Five personality traits and self-reported injury. A linear combination of the Big Five traits accounted for 13% of the total variance in activity-related injuries. Two traits, openness and emotional stability, contributed significant unique variance in self-reported, marching music-related injuries. Theoretical and practical implications of the findings are discussed.

scholarly journals Big Five personality traits and COVID-19 precautionary behaviors among older adults in Europe

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaakko Airaksinen ◽  
Kaisla Komulainen ◽  
Markus Jokela ◽  
Kia Gluschkoff
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Face Mask ◽  
Big Five Personality Traits ◽  
Severe Illness ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Social Contacts ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
Health Aging

Objectives: Taking precaution against COVID-19 is important particularly among older adults who have a greater risk for severe illness if infected. We examined whether Big Five personality traits are associated with COVID-19 precautionary behaviors among older adults in Europe. Method: We used data from the Survey of Health, Aging and Retirement in Europe (N=34 801). Personality was self-reported in 2017 using the BFI-10 inventory. COVID-19 precautionary behaviors – wearing a mask, limiting social contacts, and keeping distance to others – were assessed in the summer of 2020 through self-reports. Associations between personality and precautionary behaviors were examined with multilevel random-intercept logistic regression models. The models were adjusted for age, gender, educational attainment, and country of residence. Results: Higher conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness were associated with a greater likelihood of wearing a face mask. Higher neuroticism was associated with a greater likelihood of limiting social contacts, and higher agreeableness with a lower likelihood of limiting social contacts. Higher conscientiousness was associated with a greater likelihood of keeping distance to others. The associations between personality and practicing precautionary behaviors were relatively weak. Discussion: Among older adults, taking COVID-19 precautionary behaviors was most consistently related to higher conscientiousness and neuroticism, suggesting that precautionary behaviors may be motivated by multiple psychological differences.

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