Personality traits are consistent patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that distinguish people from one another (Johnson, 1997). In my last post, I explained how the behavioral aspect of ...

A commonly heard refrain in everyday life is, “That’s just the way I am,” or “It’s just my personality. I can’t change.” While it is true that personality traits are deeply ingrained, the refusal to ...

People love taking personality tests, but are personality types real? Maybe, and maybe not. Personality development is complicated, and most healthy personality types are not so easily defined. Your ...

Have you ever wondered how your personality is related to how you do in life? Estonian researchers have put together a large overview of personality profiles – a so-called “personality atlas” that ...

Is it possible to spot personality dysfunction from someone’s everyday word use? My colleagues and I have conducted research ...