Psychology & Psychiatry
Brain structure may not influence personality after all
We know personality comes from the brain, but does that mean the shape and composition of the brain affects personality?
Dec 8, 2020
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News tagged with personality traits
Psychology & Psychiatry
Personality changes predict early career outcomes
Data analysis of a 12-year longitudinal study examining the importance of personality changes during young adulthood indicates personality growth has real-world career benefits. Kevin Hoff, assistant professor of industrial-organizational ...
Dec 2, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Are we the same person throughout our lives? In essence, yes
A psychobiological study led by the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) on personal identity and its modification over time in parallel with the changes that individuals experience has shown that the essence of our being ...
Nov 25, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How personality affects who follows COVID-19 rules
Individual personality traits make people up to a third more likely to adopt guidelines aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19, a new study has found.
Nov 16, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Why can't some people admit defeat when they lose?
When US President-Elect Joe Biden and Deputy Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris gave their victory speeches on Saturday evening, local time, the tally of Electoral College votes showed they had decisively passed the crucial ...
Nov 10, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Basketball fouls can be predicted by personality traits—but not the ones you would expect
A basketball player can be dishonest or bad-tempered yet is not more likely to commit fouls, a new study has shown.
Nov 5, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Personality traits affect shelter at home compliance
A worldwide survey conducted during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic found that people with certain common personality traits were less likely to shelter at home when government policies were less restrictive, according ...
Oct 15, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
From San Diego to Italy, study suggests wisdom can protect against loneliness
Over the last few decades, there has been growing concern about loneliness across all ages, particularly in middle-aged and older adults. Loneliness, defined as feeling isolated or not having an adequate number of meaningful ...
Oct 1, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 control rests with human behavior, at least until a vaccine arrives
As the world awaits a COVID-19 vaccine and confirmed cases exceed 30M, QUT behavioral researchers say the key to containment rests in understanding human behavior and how our personalities may influence better cooperative ...
Sep 29, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Anxious, moody older adults are vulnerable to worse cognitive function
Our aging brains collect tangles and sticky plaques that can interfere in our cognition and memory. But some older adults with this neuropathology have more cognitive resilience than others, reports a new Northwestern Medicine ...
Sep 25, 2020
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