Cross-sectional age differences in personality among Medicare patients aged 65 to 100
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A study to examine personality age differences in a sample that includes a large number of participants in the age group of 80 years and a lower level range of educational achievement is presented. Results showed that older participants were significantly higher in agreeableness and greater in men than in women.
Publication Name: Psychology and Aging
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0882-7974
Year: 2005
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The role of visual attention in predicting driving impairment in older adults
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The study was conducted with an aim to explore the role of different aspects of visual attention in predicting driving impairment in older adults. This indicated that neither Useful Field of View Test nor DriverScan could be used to reliably identify older adults who are at risk for driving impairment.
Publication Name: Psychology and Aging
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0882-7974
Year: 2005
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