Relationship between field-dependence/independence and personality in older adult females.
To investigate the relationship between field-dependence/independence and personality in older adults, the Group Embedded Figures Test and the Hand Test were administered to 64 community-living, female, older adults ranging from 60 to 81 yr. (M = 69.05 yr.; SD = 5.98). Seven low but significant correlations (Spearman rhos) were obtained between personality variables and the field-dependence/independence dimension. In general, findings were both consistent and inconsistent with the theoretical assumptions with personality/behavioral characteristics that underlie the field-dependence/independence construct which suggests the personality relationships appear to change with old age.
D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005364:Field Dependence-Independence; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008875:Middle Aged; D010551:Personality; D012917:Social Adjustment