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SynthesisAlzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association2024

Personality predictors of dementia diagnosis and neuropathological burden: An individual participant data meta-analysis.

Emorie D Beck, Tomiko Yoneda, Bryan D James, David A Bennett, Jason Hassenstab, Mindy J Katz, Richard B Lipton, John Morris, Daniel K Mroczek, Eileen K Graham

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Synthesis in Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  5. A Taxonomy of Data Synthesis.Personality & social psychology bulletin · 2026
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  6. Wellbeing trajectories and dementia risk among Mexican-origin adults living in the U.S.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2026
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  10. Trends over 45 years in personality traits among older populations.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2025
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  17. Personality and Transition From Mild Cognitive Impairment to Normal Cognition vs Dementia.Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2024
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  19. A Coordinated Data Analysis of Four Studies Exploring Age Differences in Social Interactions and Loneliness During a Global Pandemic.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2024
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  20. ΔJournal of clinical medicine · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Emorie D BeckDepartment of Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8152-3510
Tomiko YonedaDepartment of Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Bryan D JamesRush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
David A BennettDepartment of Neurology, Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Jason HassenstabDepartment of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Mindy J KatzDepartment of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA.
Richard B LiptonDepartment of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA.
John MorrisDepartment of Neurology, Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Daniel K MroczekDepartment of Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Eileen K GrahamDepartment of Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Funding

Vascular Structure and Function in Cognitive AgingP01AG003949 · NIA · YESHIVA UNIVERSITY · PI Richard B. LIPTON · 1985 to 2026
$73.9M
Smartphone-Based "Burst" Cognitive AssessmentsP01AG003991 · NIA · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI JOHN MORRIS, Suzanne Elizabeth Schindler · 1985 to 2026
$69.5M
The natural history of AB accumulation in preclinical ADP01AG026276 · NIA · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI ANCES, BEAU M · 2005 to 2025
$49.5M
SUPPLEMENT TO RUSH ALZHEIMERS DISEASE CENTER COREP30AG010161 · NIA · RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI ARFANAKIS, KONSTANTINOS · 1991 to 2020
$49.1M
EPIDEMIOLOGY OF NEURAL RESERVE AND NEUROBIOLOGY IN AGINGR01AG017917 · NIA · RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI BENNETT, DAVID ALAN · 2001 to 2023
$43.3M
Research Education ComponentP30AG066444 · NIA · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Susan Lynn Stark · 2020 to 2026
$28.7M
Rush Alzheimer's Disease Research CenterP30AG072975 · NIA · RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI Lisa L Barnes, Julie A. Schneider · 2021 to 2026
$24.7M
RISK FACTORS, PATHOLOGY, AND CLINICAL EXPRESSIONS OF ADR01AG015819 · NIA · RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI BENNETT, DAVID ALAN · 1998 to 2024
$21.4M
Study Coordination and Measurement CoreP01AG043362 · NIA · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI HOFER, SCOTT M., KAYE, JEFFREY A · 2013 to 2017
$7.8M
PERSONALITY AND WELL BEING TRAJECTORIES IN ADULTHOODR01AG018436 · NIA · PURDUE UNIVERSITY WEST LAFAYETTE · PI MROCZEK, DANIEL K. · 2000 to 2020
$6.7M
Personality prediction of dementia risk and progressionR01AG067622 · NIA · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI MROCZEK, DANIEL K. · 2019 to 2023
$3.2M
Predictors and consequences of the timing and accuracy of clinical dementia diagnosisR01AG072559 · NIA · RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI Bryan David James · 2022 to 2026
$2.9M
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe extent to which the Big Five personality traits and subjective well-being (SWB) are discriminatory predictors of clinical manifestation of dementia versus dementia-related neuropathology is unclear.

methodsUsing data from eight independent studies (N

resultsSynthesized and individual study results indicate that high neuroticism and negative affect and low conscientiousness, extraversion, and positive affect were associated with increased risk of long-term dementia diagnosis. There were no consistent associations with neuropathology. DISCUSSION: This multistudy project provides robust, conceptually replicated and extended evidence that psychosocial factors are strong predictors of dementia diagnosis but not consistently associated with neuropathology at autopsy. HIGHLIGHTS: N(+), C(-), E(-), PA(-), and NA(+) were associated with incident diagnosis. Results were consistent despite self-report versus clinical diagnosis of dementia. Psychological factors were not associated with neuropathology at autopsy. Individuals with higher conscientiousness and no diagnosis had less neuropathology. High C individuals may withstand neuropathology for longer before death.

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DementiaPersonalityAgedAged, 80 and overAutopsyBayes TheoremFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeuropathologyagreeablenessarteriosclerosisBraak stageCERADcerebral amyloid angiopathycerebral atherosclerosisextraversiongross cerebral infarctsgross cerebral microinfarctshippocampal sclerosisindividual participant data meta-analysisLewy body diseaseopennesspositive affectsatisfaction with lifeTDP-43

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PMID38018701
PMCPMC10947984

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