Neuroticism in adolescence and cognitive function in midlife in the British 1946 birth cohort: The HALCyon program.

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  • Author(s): Gale CR;Gale CR; Deary IJ; Kuh D; Huppert F; Richards M
  • Source:
    The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences [J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci] 2010 Jan; Vol. 65B (1), pp. 50-6. Date of Electronic Publication: 2009 Oct 28.
  • Publication Type:
    Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Corporate Authors:
      HALCyon Study Team
    • Source:
      Publisher: published on behalf of the Gerontological Society of America by Oxford University Press Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 9508483 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1758-5368 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 10795014 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: Washington, DC : published on behalf of the Gerontological Society of America by Oxford University Press
      Original Publication: Washington, DC : Gerontological Society of America, c1995-
    • Subject Terms:
      Cognition*; Aging/*psychology ; Cognition Disorders/*epidemiology ; Mental Health/*statistics & numerical data ; Neurotic Disorders/*epidemiology; Adolescent ; Causality ; Cohort Studies ; Comorbidity ; Female ; Health Behavior ; Health Status ; Humans ; Life Style ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Psychomotor Performance ; Socioeconomic Factors ; United Kingdom/epidemiology
    • Abstract:
      We examined whether higher levels of neuroticism in adolescence were associated with poorer cognitive function in midlife in 2,071 members of the British 1946 birth cohort. Higher neuroticism at age 13 was associated with poorer performance on tests of verbal ability, verbal fluency, and verbal memory at age 53 in sex-adjusted analyses. However, higher neuroticism was also associated with poorer cognitive performance at age 8. After adjustment for childhood cognition or educational attainment, the associations between neuroticism at age 13 and midlife cognition ceased to be statistically significant. The link between neuroticism and subsequent cognitive ability may be a reflection of a long-standing correlation between the stable aspects of these traits since childhood, but further measurements of both traits are needed to confirm this.
    • Comments:
      Erratum in: J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2011 Nov;66(6):725.
    • Grant Information:
      MC_UP_A620_1015 United Kingdom MRC_ Medical Research Council; G0700704 United Kingdom MRC_ Medical Research Council; MC_U123092722 United Kingdom MRC_ Medical Research Council; MC_U123092720 United Kingdom MRC_ Medical Research Council; MC_U120063239 United Kingdom MRC_ Medical Research Council
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20091030 Date Completed: 20100108 Latest Revision: 20211028
    • Publication Date:
      20240829
    • Accession Number:
      10.1093/geronb/gbp082
    • Accession Number:
      19864640