Extroverts found new ways to connect during COVID

"Hopefully this work can help people who are feeling isolated to remember that there are simple ways to feel connected."

Bert Gambini-Buffalo • futurity
Sept. 12, 2022 ~6 min

Sibling gender doesn’t shape personality traits

The gender of a person's siblings doesn't appear to have a meaningful effect on their personality traits, research in nine countries finds.

Beat Müller-U. Zurich • futurity
Aug. 29, 2022 ~4 min


People tend to see high self-control as robotic

People perceive others with high self-control as robotic and even less warm and sociable than people with lower self-control, researchers report.

Amy Raley - Purdue • futurity
July 27, 2022 ~4 min

Narcissistic bosses impede flow of knowledge

New findings show how knowledge-sharing can suffer under the reign of a narcissistic boss.

U. Washington • futurity
June 14, 2022 ~6 min

Narcissism affects whether people follow COVID mitigation efforts

New research investigates how narcissism makes people more or less likely to follow COVID mitigation strategies like masking up or getting vaxxed.

Katie Bohn-Penn State • futurity
May 17, 2022 ~6 min

‘Threat dictionary’ gauges cultural response to fear

The "threat dictionary" contains 240 terms and uses natural language processing. It offers a way to track cultures responding to fearful events and ideas.

Stanford • futurity
April 6, 2022 ~12 min

Your personality may depend on what you eat

A new study linking your gut bacteria with your personality lends credence to the old saying, "you are what you eat."

Timothy Schnettler-Texas A&M • futurity
March 31, 2022 ~5 min

This personality type knowingly shares fake news

New research indicates that a particular personality type is given to sharing fake news despite warnings.

Duke University • futurity
Nov. 9, 2021 ~6 min


Being nice to others makes them more likely to be nice to you

New research finds that people tend to reciprocate each other's behavior. A person who acts friendly and sociable is more likely get the same in return.

U. Oregon • futurity
Nov. 4, 2021 ~5 min

Tests reveal four squirrel personality traits

A new study is the first to document personality in golden-mantled ground squirrels. "This adds to the small but growing number of studies showing that individuals matter."

Kat Kerlin-UC Davis • futurity
Sept. 13, 2021 ~6 min

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