Odor identification: Influences of age, gender, cognition, and personality

被引:182
作者
Larsson, M
Finkel, D
Pedersen, NL
机构
[1] Uppsala Univ, Dept Psychol, Uppsala, Sweden
[2] Karolinska Inst, Dept Clin Neurosci NEUROTEC, Stockholm, Sweden
[3] Karolinska Inst, Dept Med Epidemiol, Stockholm, Sweden
[4] Indiana Univ, Div Social Sci, New Albany, IN 47150 USA
[5] Univ So Calif, Dept Psychol, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA
来源
JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES B-PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES | 2000年 / 55卷 / 05期
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10.1093/geronb/55.5.P304
中图分类号
R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];
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03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;
摘要
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.
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页码:P304 / P310
页数:7
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