From the Norwegian Institute of Public Health press release via EurekAlert!: A new twin study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health shows that the heritability of avoidant and dependent personality disorder traits might be…
From the Concordia University press release via EurekAlert!: Even on the playground, our friends know us better than we know ourselves. New research has revealed that your childhood peers from grade school may be able…
From the University of Melbourne press release via ScienceDaily: A ‘can do’ attitude is the key to a healthy lifestyle, University of Melbourne economists have determined. Researchers from the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and…
From the University of Cambridge press release via EurekAlert!: Previous research has shown that personality traits such as impulsivity or compulsiveness are indicators of an increased risk of addiction. Now, new research from the University…
From the Johns Hopkins press release via EurekAlert!: It’s not just in movies where nerds get their revenge. A study by a Johns Hopkins University business professor finds that social rejection can inspire imaginative thinking,…
From the University of Missouri press release by Kate McIntyre: Infants innately relieve stress by crying, turning their heads or maintaining eye contact. Adults manage emotional tension using problem-solving or by seeking support. A new…
From the Boston College press release via EurekAlert!: Matchmaking managers can improve customer relations and increase repeat business by pairing employees and customers with similar personalities, according to a report in the latest edition of…
From the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) press release via MedicalXpress: People with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) are able to exchange information among their separate identities. This has been revealed by experiments conducted by…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release via EurekAlert!: Intuitively it simply makes sense: exposure to sexual content in movies at an early age probably influences adolescents’ sexual behavior. And yet, even though a…
From the Cell Press press release via EurekAlert!: What can explain extreme differences in altruism among individuals, from Ebenezer Scrooge to Mother Teresa? It may all come down to variation in the size and activity…