Differences in personality traits that can explain why people do and do not comply with COVID-19 protective measures (e.g., social...

The threat of terrorism has been shown to shift societal norms toward authoritarianism. Research published in Political Psychology analyzed data...

Trigger warnings, which are statements intended to warn people about being exposed to potentially upsetting material, have garnered much debate...

People make rapid judgments about one’s personality and behavior based on facial appearance. Recent research published in Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences...

People have unique ways of thinking and seeing the world and therefore, vary in ways they process memory. New research...

Friendship jealousy, which can be felt when a third-party individual threatens one’s friendship by becoming increasingly close with one’s own...

Moral convergence, which refers to sharing the same moral principles with a group, is likely to occur in online settings...

The number of Americans who identify as Christian has been steadily declining in recent years. New research published in the...

Research published in the Journal of Research in Personality found that higher entitlement and higher vulnerability (but not grandiosity) were...

The Five Factor Model of Personality (also known as The Big Five) refers to the traits of Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion,...

There are certain personality traits that members of Greek Letter Organizations (e.g., sororities, fraternities) tend to possess such as extraversion...

Grit, a trait consisting of perseverance despite adversity and passion for long-term goals, is a strong predictor of success, but...

Limited guilt, lack of remorse and empathy, and coldhearted interpersonal behavior characterize what are known as callous-unemotional traits. New research...

New research published in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin found that liberal people were more likely to hire a teacher...

A study published last year (Perry & Whitehead, 2021) suggested that conservative Protestant men are more insecure in their sexual...