Psychologists tend to use five overarching traits to describe people's personalities: extraversion, agreeableness, openness to experience, neuroticism, and conscientiousness. New research published in ...

Personality traits matter for a variety of life outcomes, including health and aging, marital and career success, and economic decisions such as spending behaviors. The same persistent differences in ...

Psychologists sometimes joke that the majority of their studies are conducted on “Weird” people. By Weird, they mean individuals who live in western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic ...

A study of 18,000 leaders shows women and men share similar leadership traits, shifting focus to how experience, environment, ...

In a type A/type B relationship, “the type A partner brings structure, planning, and forward momentum,” said Zohar. “The type ...

By Priyanjana Pramanik, MSc. New research suggests perceived emotional support on social platforms may relate to lower ...

Ever watched two equally qualified leaders tackle the same challenge and get wildly different results? Or wondered why your boss takes an approach that would never work for you? The secret isn’t just ...