Tag: personality

Study suggests negative emotionality may make some people more prone to alcohol or other drug problems

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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… Read more »

Study suggests shortening wait for travel could reduce drinking and driving in people with “urgency” trait

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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… Read more »

Study suggests taking personality into account may help in workforce planning

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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?… Read more »

Study suggests impulsivity in first grade predicts problem gambling in late teen years for urban boys

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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… Read more »

Study suggests some traits may increase likelihood of getting pain relief from placebo

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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… Read more »

Study suggests external personality assessments may be more accurate in the workplace

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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… Read more »

Study suggests neuroticism and conscientiousness may be good combo for health

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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… Read more »