From the University of British Columbia press release: Video games may have a reputation for attracting introverts, but when it comes to augmented reality games like Pokémon Go, extroverts tend to be better players. That’s…
From the University of Cambridge press release: People living in the former industrial heartlands of England and Wales are more disposed to negative emotions such as anxiety and depressive moods, more impulsive and more likely…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: 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…
From the Virginia Commonwealth University press release: People who enjoy hurting others and seeing them in pain are more likely to seek revenge against those who have wronged them, according to a new study led…
From the University at Buffalo press release: Everyone needs an occasional break from the social ramble, though spending too much time alone can be unhealthy and there is growing evidence that the psychosocial effects of…
From the Frontiers press release: New research identifies age, gender, personality and how often people drive as potential risk factors for becoming distracted while driving. Young men, extroverted or neurotic people, and people who drive…
From the Universität Basel press release: People differ in their willingness to take risks. An individual’s propensity for risk taking can also vary across domains. However, there is new evidence showing that there is also…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: From romantic dramas to tensions at work, we’re often better at working through other people’s problems than our own–while we may approach our friends’ problems with wise,…
From the University of Plymouth press release: New research shows that people would sacrifice one person to save a larger group of people — and in addition, the force with which they carry out these actions…
From the Society for Personality and Social Psychology press release: When it comes to financial investments, hedge fund managers higher in “dark triad” personality traits — psychopathy, narcissism, and Machiavellianism — perform more poorly than their…