Gender-affirming hormone therapy linked to shifts in personality traits
A new study suggests sex hormones influence personality. Research published in Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology found that gender-affirming hormone therapy moves personality traits in transgender individuals toward patterns typical of their identified gender.
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A key personality trait is linked to the urge to cheat in unhappy men
Researchers investigating the roots of infidelity found that a personality trait known as sociosexuality plays a critical mediating role in how unhappy men process the temptation to cheat on their partners.
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Borderline personality disorder in youth linked to altered brain activation during self-identity processing
A new neuroimaging study reveals that adolescents with borderline personality disorder show reduced brain activity in the prefrontal cortex when thinking about themselves, suggesting specific neural deficits related to identity processing.
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Sorting Hat research: What does your Hogwarts house say about your psychological makeup?
Does the Sorting Hat work on non-wizards? Not really. A study reveals that while the famous quiz predicts personality traits like psychopathy and cognition in Harry Potter fans, it fails to find similar patterns among non-readers.
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Imposter syndrome is strongly linked to these two types of perfectionism
New psychological research reveals that imposter phenomenon is related to rigid and self-critical tendencies. However, perfectionists who hold grandiose views of themselves appear buffered against these feelings of self-doubt.
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