title: The Moderating Effect of Personality Type on the Relationship between Leisure Activity and Executive Control in Older Adults.
abstract: We examined the moderating effect of personality on the association between leisure activities and executive control in healthy community-dwelling older adults. We found two distinct personality typologies: individuals with aResilientpersonality were characterized by emotional stability and self-confidence; whereas, those who resembled anOvercontrolledpersonality tended to be introverted, but also low on neuroticism. Resilient individuals were more likely than Overcontrolled individuals to demonstrate higher executive function and attention as a result of participation in mental activities. These results suggest that personality might be important to include in studies that test the efficacy of activity interventions for improving cognition.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, The Pennsylvania State University.
authors.forename: Nikki L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing and School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester.
authors.forename: Feng Vankee
authors.initials: FV
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
authors.forename: Jeanine M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Parisi
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, The Pennsylvania State University.
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kolanowski
keywords: Cognition; Leisure Activity; Personality