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Conscientiousness

·April 11, 2022·5 min read

Personality Traits May Protect Cognitive Function Later in Life

People who scored high for conscientiousness lived two years longer without a decline in cognitive function than those who were less conscientious. Those who scored lower for neuroticism and higher in extraversion were more likely to regain normal cognitive function following a diagnosis of MCI, suggesting those personality traits may be associated with neuroprotection.

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·December 7, 2021·5 min read

Which Personality Traits Can Be Improved Without Personal Motivation?

Conscientiousness can be improved, even if a person has little motivation to change, researchers report.

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·November 6, 2021·4 min read

The Role of Personality in Sharing of Fake News

Study reveals those who score low in the personality trait of conscientiousness are more likely to share misinformation or fake news.

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·July 30, 2021·3 min read

Lead Exposure During Childhood May Influence Adult Personality, and Not for the Better

The effects of lead exposure on overall health have been well document, but a new study reveals early exposure to pollution can have a detrimental effect on personality. Researchers report those who were born following the decline of environmental lead levels had more mature personalities and were more conscientious and less had lower levels of neuroticism than those born in generation with higher lead levels.

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·June 22, 2021·4 min read

Personality Traits Relate to Being a Morning or Evening Person

People who ranked higher for conscientiousness and lower in openness tend to be morning people, a new study reports. Researchers say the link between personality traits and morning/evening chronotypes is partly due to genetic factors.

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·June 12, 2020·2 min read

Research links personality traits to toilet paper stockpiling

Those who score high on the personality traits of conscientiousness and emotionality are more likely to panic buy and stockpile under the threat of a natural disaster.

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·February 13, 2020·4 min read

Are firstborns really natural leaders?

Are first born children really natural leaders? Researchers examine the "firstborn effect" and personality traits associated with birth order.

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·January 31, 2020·5 min read

Want to change your personality? It may not be easy to do alone

Changing aspects of your personality, such as becoming more extroverted or conscientious, can be difficult to achieve based on desire alone.

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·July 24, 2019·3 min read

Scientists use phone movement to predict personality types

How you interact with your cell phone may reveal your personality type. Using data from cell phone accelerometers, researchers were able to correlate physical interactions with mobile tech to specific personality traits.

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·June 30, 2019·1 min read

Smoking cigarettes linked to negative personality changes

Using the Big Five model of personality traits, researchers found smokers were more likely to experience an increase in neuroticism over time. Quitting smoking did not have an impact on altering the negative personality traits.

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·May 29, 2019·4 min read

Extroverts enjoy four key advantages according to science; here they are

Being extroverted may be a clear advantage in the workplace. A new study reveals extroverts tend to be more motivated, conscientious, emotionally positive and better communicators than their more introverted peers.