From the APA press release via Newswise: Five personality traits widely thought to be universal across cultures might not be, according to a study of an isolated Bolivian society. Researchers who spent two years looking…
From the UC Irvine press release via ScienceDaily: A variant of a gene associated with active personality traits in humans seems to also be involved with living a longer life, UC Irvine and other researchers…
From the University of Kentucky press release via EurekAlert!: Sensitivity to the stimulating effects of alcohol and other drugs is a risk marker for their problematic use. Negative emotionality has also been associated with substance…
From the University of British Columbia press release via EurekAlert!: Finding the next Barack Obama or Warren Buffett might be as simple as looking at who attracts the most eyes in a crowd, a new…
From the University of Missouri-Columbia press release via ScienceDaily: Saving bar patrons’ time on their commute home could save lives. A pair of studies by University of Missouri psychologists found that people who reported drinking…
From the Concordia University press release via EurekAlert!: What if factory foremen treated their workers less like the machines they operate, and more like people, with personality strengths and differences? Surely the workers would benefit,…
From the Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health press release via EurekAlert!: Results of a new study by researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health indicate that a developmental pattern of impulsiveness…
From the University of Michigan Health System press release via ScienceDaily: Are you good at coping when life gets tough? Do people call you a straight-shooter? Will you help others without expecting anything in return?…
From the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto press release: Businesses will get more accurate assessments of potential and current employees if they do away with self-rated personality tests and ask those being assessed…
From the University of Rochester Medical Center press release: Under certain circumstances neuroticism can be good for your health, according to a University of Rochester Medical Center study showing that some self-described neurotics also tended…