The relation between personality and the realism in confidence judgements in older adults

TY - JOUR

T1 - The relation between personality and the realism in confidence judgements in older adults

AU - Dahl, Mats

AU - Allwood, Carl Martin

AU - Rennemark, Mikael

AU - Hagberg, Bo

PY - 2010

Y1 - 2010

N2 - This study investigated the relation between personality factors, as measured by the Swedish version of the NEO-FFI questionnaire, and the realism in older adults' (aged 60-93 years, n = 1,384) probability confidence judgements of their answers to general knowledge questions. The results showed very small effect sizes for the contribution of the personality variables to the fit between the proportion correct answers and the level of one's confidence judgements. Although personality differed somewhat within the age span studied and between the genders no differences were found in the relation between the dimensions of the NEO-FFI and the degree of realism in the confidence judgements as a function of age or gender. In total, the results show a significant but very small effect of personality on the realism in older adults' confidence judgements of their semantic knowledge.

AB - This study investigated the relation between personality factors, as measured by the Swedish version of the NEO-FFI questionnaire, and the realism in older adults' (aged 60-93 years, n = 1,384) probability confidence judgements of their answers to general knowledge questions. The results showed very small effect sizes for the contribution of the personality variables to the fit between the proportion correct answers and the level of one's confidence judgements. Although personality differed somewhat within the age span studied and between the genders no differences were found in the relation between the dimensions of the NEO-FFI and the degree of realism in the confidence judgements as a function of age or gender. In total, the results show a significant but very small effect of personality on the realism in older adults' confidence judgements of their semantic knowledge.

KW - Metamemory

KW - Calibration

KW - Semantic memory

KW - Big-five

KW - Elderly people

KW - Personality

U2 - 10.1007/s10433-010-0164-2

DO - 10.1007/s10433-010-0164-2

M3 - Article

VL - 7

SP - 283

EP - 291

JO - European Journal of Ageing

JF - European Journal of Ageing

SN - 1613-9380

IS - 4

ER -