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PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH-PSYCHOLOGISCHE FORSCHUNG
Volume 86, Issue 6, Pages 1904-1917Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s00426-021-01623-1
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- German Research Foundation (DFG) [KA 3216 3-1]
- Projekt DEAL
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This study aimed to examine the relations between Big Five personality traits, executive functions (EF), and intelligence in children and young adults. The results showed a complex interplay between personality factors, EF, and intelligence in both age groups.
Previous studies in adults showed heterogeneous results regarding the associations of personality with intelligence and executive functions (EF). In children, there is a lack of studies investigating the relations between personality and EF. Therefore, the aim of our study was to examine the relations between the Big Five personality traits, EF, and intelligence in a sample of children (Experiment 1) and young adults (Experiment 2). A total of 155 children (Experiment 1, mean age = 9.54 years) and 91 young adults (Experiment 2, mean age = 23.49 years) participated in the two studies. In both studies, participants performed tasks measuring working memory (WM), inhibitory control, cognitive flexibility, and fluid intelligence and completed a personality questionnaire. In Experiment 1, we found a negative relation between neuroticism and intelligence. In Experiment 2, we found a positive relation between conscientiousness and intelligence and a positive relation between conscientiousness and cognitive flexibility. Our results suggest a complex interplay between personality factors, EF, and intelligence both in children as well as in young adults.
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