For decades, personality psychologists have noticed a striking, consistent pattern: extraverts are happier more of the time than introverts. For anyone interested in promoting wellbeing, this has ...

In a world that ties sociability to happiness, those who identify as introverted can feel caught in a crossfire: Should they aim to be more gregarious or stay true to themselves? Recent studies ...

A new study co-authored by Joshua Jackson, the Saul and Louise Rosenzweig Associate Professor in Personality Sciences in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, explores how parents’ ...

In a world that ties sociability to happiness, those who identify as introverted can feel caught in a crossfire: Should they aim to be more gregarious or stay true to themselves? Recent studies ...