Neuroticism May Postpone Death for Some
Data from a longitudinal study of over 500,000 people in the United Kingdom indicate that having higher levels of the personality trait neuroticism may reduce the risk of death for individuals who...
View ArticleThe life-extending power of being neurotic
Quartz: Neuroticism won’t make life more enjoyable, but it can help it last longer, according to a four-year study published this month in Psychological Science. Researchers from the University of...
View ArticleBeing Neurotic May Help You Live Longer
New York Magazine: To some people, the word “neurotic” can conjure images of a certain type of psychotherapy: Woody Allen types splayed out on long divans, with Freudian therapists sitting coolly...
View ArticleNo Evidence for ‘Narcissism Epidemic’ Among College Students
Today’s college students are slightly less narcissistic than their counterparts were in the 1990s, researchers report in a new study – not significantly more, as some have proposed. The findings will...
View ArticleMILLENNIALS MAY NOT BE SUCH NARCISSISTS AFTER ALL
With each new generation, Americans are growing more narcissistic. That assertion, which has been backed up by research, has spread widely, presumably because it makes intuitive sense. It’s easy to...
View ArticleNew Research From Psychological Science
Read about the latest research published in Psychological Science: Educational Attainment and Personality Are Genetically Intertwined René Mõttus, Anu Realo, Uku Vainik, Jüri Allik, and Tõnu Esk In...
View ArticleSidebar: The Dot-Probe Task
In the dot-probe task, participants viewed a pair of emotionally evocative images or words presented simultaneously. The stimuli were then immediately removed, and a probe replaced one of the images on...
View ArticleBirth Order Has Little Effect on Narrow Personality Traits
Older siblings and cultural wisdom have both perpetuated the notion that birth order – whether you’re the oldest child, the youngest, or fall somewhere in the middle — can shape individual...
View ArticleNew Research From Psychological Science
Read about the latest research published in Psychological Science: When Your Kind Cannot Live Here: How Generic Language and Criminal Sanctions Shape Social Categorization Deborah Goldfarb, Kristin...
View ArticlePersonality Match Between Employee and Job Linked with Higher Income
An employee whose personality traits closely match the traits that are ideal for her job is likely to earn more than an employee whose traits are less aligned, according to new research published in...
View ArticleLinking Personality with Organizations, Occupations, and Income
Science has revealed how our personalities shape our academic performance to our mortality. So surely, personality affects our job choices and job successes, right? Researchers have found that...
View ArticleMost Personality Quizzes Are Junk Science. I Found One That Isn’t.
If I were a witch, my Hogwarts House would be Ravenclaw. Or possibly Slytherin. It depends on what publication is directing the Harry Potter Sorting Hat’s work. I am also a mild extrovert, my moral...
View ArticleHow Likely Is Someone To Sexually Harass Others? This Scale Determines
The stories of sexual assault and harassment that emerged last year seemed to touch every industry — Hollywood, hotels, restaurants, politics and news organizations, including this one. Many of those...
View ArticleWe took the world’s most scientific personality test—and discovered...
Personality tests are both incredibly popular and largely bogus. BuzzFeed made its name in part by publishing quizzes telling readers which ‘90s kid they are, which Friends character they are, which...
View ArticleNarcissism is a Driving Hazard, Research Suggests
Manipulation, rule breaking, and bullying are just a few of the behavioral hallmarks of narcissism. But new research identifies another disturbing manifestation of narcissism—dangerous driving....
View ArticleAdults’ Political Leanings Linked With Early Personality Traits
Our political attitudes in adulthood have roots in early childhood temperament, according to new findings published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science....
View ArticleCambridge Analytica Scandal Casts Spotlight on Psychographics
The scandal involving Facebook and political data firm Cambridge Analytica has cast attention on the burgeoning use of psychographic models — the analysis of individual’s interests, opinions, and...
View ArticleBuying organic makes you selfish, research shows — this explains the Whole...
Last week, a couple in Chapel Hill, N.C., got married in a Whole Foods Market. The newlyweds, Ross and Jacqueline Aronson, described it as the culmination of a dream romance that blossomed during...
View ArticleClassical or Country? Music Choices Can Indicate Some Aspects of Personality
Digital music services have made tens of millions of songs available to anyone with an Internet connection, allowing people to explore their musical preferences in ways unimaginable in the days of FM...
View ArticleRevisiting the Marshmallow Test
Remember the marshmallow test? Stanford University researchers in the early 1960s offered young children a choice between one sweet treat they could immediately eat, or two they could enjoy after a...
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