What personality traits are associated with lower dementia risk? 

Medical News Today

• People whose personalities lean toward conscientiousness, extraversion, and positive affect are less likely to develop dementia, according to a new meta-study.
• A reduction in the risk of dementia grows stronger with age for people with such personalities, says the meta-study.
• Conversely, people whose personalities are more characterized by neuroticism and negative affect are more likely to develop dementia eventually.
• While the researchers found the associations between personality type and dementia to be strong, autopsies of study participants did not find any suggestion of a link between personality and pathology.

A new meta-study — or study of other studies — from researchers at the University of California at Davis (UC–Davis) explores the effect one’s personality has on one’s risk of developing dementia. 

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