2019
Openness Declines in Advance of Death in Late Adulthood
Sharp ES, Beam CR, Reynolds CA, Gatz M. Openness Declines in Advance of Death in Late Adulthood. Psychology And Aging 2019, 34: 124-138. PMID: 30667240, PMCID: PMC6441733, DOI: 10.1037/pag0000328.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Cognitive Engagement and Cognitive Aging: Is Openness Protective?
Sharp ES, Reynolds CA, Pedersen NL, Gatz M. Cognitive Engagement and Cognitive Aging: Is Openness Protective? Psychology And Aging 2010, 25: 60-73. PMID: 20230128, PMCID: PMC2853722, DOI: 10.1037/a0018748.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAgedAged, 80 and overAlzheimer DiseaseCardiovascular DiseasesCognition DisordersDiseases in TwinsEducational StatusExploratory BehaviorFemaleHumansInterpersonal RelationsLeisure ActivitiesLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedModels, PsychologicalMotivationSocial BehaviorStatistics as TopicSurveys and QuestionnairesTemperamentConceptsCognitive performanceSwedish Adoption/Twin StudyHigher cognitive test scoresLatent growth curve modelsCognitive test scoresGrowth curve modelsVerbal abilityCognitive agingCognitive domainsCognitive engagementCognitive testsSpatial abilityProcessing speedCognitive declineTest scoresLongitudinal trajectoriesHigh opennessTwin studiesCurve modelLongitudinal changesGlobal scoreOpennessDaily livingIndividualsMemory