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Why Your Mental Age Might Feel Younger Than You Are

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Peter Kolomiets
|March 22, 2026|Updated Apr 13, 2026|5 min read
Why Your Mental Age Might Feel Younger Than You Are

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References

  1. Costa, P. T. & McCrae, R. R. (1992). Personality and the Big Five Model

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