Based on emerging research showing people can shift their core personality traits, Laurie Clarke tried tweaking hers. Here's ...

Research my colleague and I have recently published in the Intelligence journal shows there is very good reason to be excited: For many of us, overall psychological functioning actually peaks when we ...

Less than a quarter of us hit WHO activity targets, but a new UCL study suggests the trick may be matching workouts to our personalities: extroverts thrive in high-energy group sports, neurotics ...

Your personality type may influence what kind of exercise you enjoy, how likely you are to stick with it, and how much it helps with stress, a new study suggests. Matching your workouts to your ...

Summary: A new analysis of over 90,000 participants shows that personality traits influence how people engage in volunteering and charitable giving. Researchers found that extraverts are more likely ...

There are close to eight billion people in the world today, but psychologists believe they can all be categorised into five groups. The Big Five Personality Traits is a model that’s widely recognised ...

New research finds that lifelong singles have lower life satisfaction scores compared to those in relationships. Although being married or in a long-term relationship is often seen as the norm, more ...

Summary: Personality traits like conscientiousness and extraversion are linked to higher self-control, while neuroticism can weaken this effect, especially in specific types of self-control like ...

Over the years, when people have asked if I’m an introvert or an extrovert, I haven’t known what to say because I don’t identify fully with either personality type. It turns out I’m hardly alone. It’s ...