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·January 18, 2021·5 min read

To Get Ahead as an Introvert, Act Like an Extravert. It’s Not as Hard as You Think

Introverts who act like extraverts are viewed by others as having more leadership potential.

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·December 28, 2020·4 min read

Link Between Word Choices and Extraverts

Extraverts tend to use more "positive emotional" and "social process" words when talking, researchers report.

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·August 28, 2020·4 min read

Women With Higher Neuroticism Are Less Physically Active

Middle-aged women who scored high on extraversion personality traits were more likely to report being physically active during leisure time than those who scored high in neuroticism.

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·November 27, 2018·3 min read

Do You Have a Healthy Personality? Researchers Think They Can Tell You

Researchers have created a model of what they consider a 'healthy personality type', using contemporary trait perspective.

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·September 17, 2018·6 min read

Four Personality Types Based on New Data

A new, comprehensive data analysis study challenges existing paradigms in psychology relating to personality types. Researchers report there appear to be four major clusters of personality types.

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·August 17, 2018·4 min read

16 Going On 66: Will You be the Same Person 50 Years From Now?

According to a new study, personality is both stable and malleable across our lifespan.

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·December 11, 2017·7 min read

Industrial Revolution Left a Damaging Psychological Imprint on Today’s Populations

People who are historically more reliant on the coal industry tend to have more negative personality traits, University of Cambridge researchers report. The researchers believe this could be a lasting effect of the Industrial Revolution.