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

Wouldn’t it be great if we were able to positively embrace all personality traits? Well, we can if we understand how to best leverage some of what I call the darker sides of personality traits. Here’s ...

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

Being a personality psychologist, I am often asked: Do people change? I answer by showing how likely someone’s personality test feedback changes over time. But first, it is useful to know that there ...

New research provides evidence that people with darker personality traits are more likely to use flirting as a tool for ...

Some people believe personality is fixed, but more recent research suggests that personality may develop over time and that people’s personality traits can change. Personality types group people into ...

An individual’s genetics and their environment both shape their personality. However, opinions differ on the degree to which each of these factors influences personality, and how they contribute to ...