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Birth order may not shape personality after all
Birth order, according to conventional wisdom, molds personality: Firstborn children, secure with their place in the family and expected to be the mature ones, grow up to be intellectual, responsible and conformist. Younger siblings work
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New Research From Clinical Psychological Science
A sample of research exploring academic achievement in children with autism; self, memory, and childhood trauma; and goal pursuit in individuals with anxiety.
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New Replicability Project Bolsters Research Correlating Personality Traits and Life Outcomes
Ample research has identified links between personality traits and dozens of life outcomes, ranging from marital stability to vocational success. But how reliable are those findings? Results of a replication project, results of which will
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New Research From Clinical Psychological Science
A sample of research exploring personality and psychopathology, the relationship between attention and depression, and the influence of social anxiety on social behavior in competitive contexts.
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For Professionals, Personality May Be Best in Moderation
It’s easy to see how someone with low levels of conscientiousness or extraversion might struggle in the workplace, but people with extremely high levels of these traits can face hurdles of their own too.
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The Dark Triad and the Evolution of Jerks
A great deal of recent research on evolution focuses on altruism—the tendency of creatures to help others, often at great cost to themselves. This is especially true of human beings, who help one another for