What if the way a person handles stress could affect how well they adapt to a new country? This idea is not new. Many studies have looked at how moving to a new place impacts a person's health and happiness. One key factor that often gets attention is a trait called neuroticism. This is how easily someone gets anxious or upset. It turns out that this trait can play a...
The connection between our genes and personality is a hot topic. One interesting angle is the role of genetic risk for schizophrenia. It turns out that having a high genetic risk for schizophrenia might influence personality traits in people who don't actually develop the disorder. This is not about causing schizophrenia but rather about how genes might shape who ...
Bad times can make people bad. That is the simple truth. People show different levels of nasty traits. These traits include selfishness and even psychopathy. It is a fact that how bad a society is can affect how bad the people in that society are. The study looked at many places. It looked at 183 countries and 50 US states. It found that nasty societies make na...
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, it brought a ton of uncertainty. This made people react in different ways. A group of researchers wanted to understand how our personalities shaped our responses during Italy's lockdown in April 2020. They looked at three main traits: how much discomfort we feel with uncertainty, how rigid our thinking is, and how much we need predicta...
Psychopathy is often linked to criminals, but it exists in the general population too. Not everyone who exhibits psychopathic traits is a criminal. This is why it is important to look at psychopathy in everyday people. To do this, researchers looked at a diverse group of adults in the US. They wanted to see if different types of psychopathy could be found in regu...
Medical students starting their clinical training often face a big challenge. They have to deal with their own fears about death. This fear can affect how they care for patients who are dying. So, it is important to understand what makes these students anxious about death. Personality and confidence play a big role in how students handle death anxiety. Some stud...
Elon Musk is a man who loves to take big risks. He made a huge amount of money from selling PayPal and then put most of it into new companies like SpaceX and Tesla. He could have lost everything, but his bold moves paid off. Musk's love for danger isn't just about business. He once had a knife thrower hurl blades at him while he was blindfolded and even faced off aga...
The small country of Estonia, tucked away in the Baltics, is a unique place. You might expect a small country to be uniform, but Estonia is surprisingly diverse. Estonians aren't all the same; different regions are home to different personality traits. This isn't just about quirks, either. The Big Five personality domains can be used to measure how people see the wor...
Ever pondered why certain people turn nasty on the internet when politics are discussed? Canadian scientists recently explored this question. They surveyed 1, 725 adults, asking about their personalities and online behavior. The results? People who are honest, kind, and reliable usually remain civil. But those who are very extroverted, show traits of psychopathy or n...
Imagine you're an older adult trying to manage daily tasks with the help of AI-powered gadgets. These smart assistants can be fun and useful, but can they also help with health issues? A recent study explored how seniors interact with AI tools designed to assist with symptoms or self-management. The research found that personality traits might influence how well olde...