Naturally optimistic people have a 70% lower chance of suffering from sleep disorders and insomnia, a new study reports.
Study reveals those who score low in the personality trait of conscientiousness are more likely to share misinformation or fake news.
Introverts who alter their behavior to act more extraverted are happier and report improvements in overall well-being.
Your personality traits might indicate whether you are at an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease as you age. Those who are less agreeable and more confrontational appear to have better neuroprotection against the disease. Lower agreeableness was associated with lower brain volume loss in the hippocampus, entorhinal cortex, and other areas linked to memory. Higher openness was also associated with lower brain volume loss in the hippocampus. The data suggests a combination of lower agreeableness and higher openness could be independent predictors of the preservation of brain volume in areas vulnerable to neurodegeneration.
A new study reveals how an individual’s movement can give a unique insight into their inherent personality traits.
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.
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.
Those with dark personality traits such as psychopathy, sadism, low affective empathy, narcissism, cold-heartedness, and meanness, are more likely to sexually objectify those of the opposite sex.
According to researchers, a person's tendency to anticipate feeling guilty is the strongest predictor of their trustworthiness.
Being intellectually humble improves ability to make decisions and increases tolerance, a new study reports.
Researchers report people who respond more quickly to general knowledge questions are perceived by friends to be more charismatic, regardless of their IQ or other personality traits.
Study reveals those with narcissistic personality traits may be more politically active. Those with high levels of narcissism were more likely to contact politicians, sign petitions, and donate to political causes. Previous studies linked narcissistic traits to behaviors harmful to functioning democracies, including conflict and civic strife.
