Background: Exploring the role of different individual factors in affecting the cognitive reserve levels is crucial step for aging research. Several studies explored the relationship between personality traits and aging, but a specific focus on the cognitive reserve is missing.
Aims: This study aimed at collecting more direct evidence about possible relationships between cognitive reserve and personality traits.
Methods: A sample of 100 healthy aging participants was involved in the study. They completed the Big Five personality inventory and a test to assess the cognitive reserve.
Results: Results returned a positive relationship between the personality traits and participants' cognitive reserve. The only factor that did not return a significant correlation was Emotional stability (which overlaps with Neuroticism).
Discussion: This study provides additional evidence to the existing literature and also adds relevant information and a critical reading regarding the role of personality traits that has been neglected in the aging literature, Friendliness and Conscientiousness.
Conclusion: The ability to measure and identify personality traits could be important in future research for developing interventions or activities that could target specific personality characteristics.
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