Are you an extrovert or an introvert? From personality to emotional maturity, individual differences matter when it comes to happiness.
Academic rigour, journalistic flair
Articles on Personality
Displaying 41 - 60 of 67 articles
We often spend time thinking about how we can change ourselves rather than rejoicing in what makes us truly unique.
Pets can be influenced by the personality traits of their owners, something veterinarians could use to help them diagnoise any pet problems.
If you’re having issues with your partner, one of you might need a nice dose of humility.
New research shows that perfectionism has increased dramatically over the last 25 years, and that perfectionists become more neurotic and less conscientious as time passes.
If you make it to the interview stage but don’t get a job offer, chances are you made one of four common errors.
Children in countries like South Korea and Russia are more obedient, while American kids tend to be more self-indulgent.
Are pretty blue and gold stripes more important than being a bold little swimmer?
Few can resist an assessment that promises to reveal your hidden, true self. But new research suggests that people mistakenly believe difficult to answer questions offer deep insights.
Despite the claims of online dating services, there is little scientific evidence that using self-reported data for matchmaking can lead to long-term compatibility.
The after effects of brain injury can turn lives upside down.
Our study showed that the majority of employees chose to continue attending work despite suffering repeated abuse at work.
How we see the world depends on certain aspects of our personality.
And if you like someone based on their Facebook page, you’re likely to like them in the real world.
Just about everyone wants medical care, but some want it a lot more. We discovered a personality trait that explains why it’s hard to improve health care outcomes and costs.
Eight studies have found that when people were shown ID-style photos of people they’d never met, they were often able to correctly select the person’s first name.
When researchers looked at how people’s music choices and professions lined up, the results were intriguing.
Facebook has banned insurance firm Admiral from using its data but research suggests it could predict if you’re a risk taker.
The idea that we make rational choices is the basis for how businesses and governments make their plans. But psychologists have been asking some awkward questions.
A team of music psychologists have come up with a new way of classifying music that streaming platforms such as Spotify may find very useful.
Top contributors
-
Professor in Personality Psychology, The University of Melbourne
-
Associate Professor, Federation University Australia
-
Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne
-
Cornelia H. Dudley Professor of Psychology, Knox College
-
Associate Head of Psychology (Knowledge Exchange and Marketing), Edge Hill University
-
Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Edge Hill University
-
Professor of Health Behavior and Health Education, Co-Director of the Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine, University of Michigan
-
Vice Chancellor's Senior Research Fellow, Western Sydney University
-
Senior Lecturer of Addiction, Edith Cowan University
-
Postdoctoral research fellow, School of Psychology, Australian Catholic University
-
Senior audio lecturer, Glasgow Caledonian University
-
Assistant Professor of Bioinformatics and Integrative Biology, UMass Chan Medical School
-
Assistant Professor, Psychology, University of Missouri-Columbia
-
Professor of Behavioural Science, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
-
Head of School of Education and Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Wollongong
