September 12, 2024 by Eva Cornman, Yale University Personality GWAS meta-analysis and genetic correlations among the five personality traits. Credit: Nature Human Behaviour (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41562-024-01951-3Your DNA has long been known to play a role in shaping your personality. Now, researchers at Yale School of Medicine (YSM) have taken another step in determining exactly how...
by Southern Methodist University Credit: CC0 Public Domain Want to be less selfish, manipulative or impulsive? A new study has found that tasks designed to make someone more agreeable also effectively reduce a trio of negative personality traits known as the “Dark Triad”—Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy. SMU psychology professor Nathan Hudson’s study showed that practicing activities like “donating...
by American Psychological Association Credit: CC0 Public Domain People who are organized, with high levels of self-discipline, may be less likely to develop mild cognitive impairment as they age, while people who are moody or emotionally unstable are more likely to experience cognitive decline late in life, according to research published by the American Psychological...
by Doug Carlson, Florida State University Credit: CC0 Public Domain New research from the Florida State University College of Medicine found that changes in the brain associated with Alzheimer’s disease are often visible early on in individuals with personality traits associated with the condition. The study focused on two traits previously linked to the risk of...
