Category: Personality

Study suggests sensation-seeking and risk-taking correlates to higher likelihood of drinking IPAs

From the Penn State press release: People who seek novel and powerful sensations and are more prone to taking risks — and who perceive bitter tastes more intensely — are… Read more »

Study links bedtime media use to less sleep in children who struggle to self-regulate behaviour

From the Arizona State University press release: For some children, screen time before bed translates to less sleep. According to a study from the Arizona State University Department of Psychology,… Read more »

Study suggests certain personality traits may affect risk of ‘pre-dementia’

From the Wiley press release: A study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society examined five personality traits — neuroticism, extraversion, conscientiousness, agreeableness, and openness — and their links to… Read more »

Study looks at personality traits of patients with social anxiety disorder

From the Uppsala University press release: Individuals with social anxiety disorder have markedly different personality traits than others. Emotional instability and introversion are hallmarks, according to a new study from… Read more »

Study suggests infant temperament predicts personality over 20 years later

From the NIH/National Institute of Mental Health press release: Researchers investigating how temperament shapes adult life-course outcomes have found that behavioral inhibition in infancy predicts a reserved, introverted personality at… Read more »

Study suggests personal traits and first impressions affects step synchronization

From the Tohoku University press release: Walking is one of our most natural, daily actions. Now, a new study led by a Tohoku University researcher suggests that walkers use step… Read more »