Personality traits as protective factors of dementia development.

Unlabelled: To date, little is known about psychological and personality variables related to protective factors against the development of dementia. The Five-Factor Model of personality is worldwide recognized and consolidated for understanding the structure and operation of personality, organized into five main factors that delineate and elucidate personality traits/characteristics.

Objective: We aimed to analyze the association of the Five-Factor Model with the epidemiological classification of dementia.