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Citation

Larsson M, Finkel D, Pedersen NL. J. Gerontol. B Psychol. Sci. Soc. Sci. 2000; 55(5): 304-310.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, Uppsala University, Sweden. maria.larsson@neurotec.ki.se

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, Gerontological Society of America, Publisher Oxford University Press)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10985295

Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine the influences of age, gender, cognitive abilities, and personality styles on odor identification. Participants (N = 532) aged 45-87 years from the Swedish Adoption/Twin Study of Aging were assessed with a Swedish version of the National Geographic Smell Survey. Both detection and identification of olfactory information were impaired with age. Gender had no effect on detection or identification. Hierarchical regressions revealed that proficiency in semantic memory, intensity perception, and personality style (i.e., neuroticism, impulsivity, and lack of assertiveness) were potent predictors for successful odor identification, even when individual variations in chronological age, sex, education, and global cognitive functioning were taken into account.


Language: en

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