People may wish to change their personalities, but according to new research showing the benefits of self-acceptance, this ...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 118, No. 8 (February 23, 2021), pp. 1-9 (9 pages) Personality traits predict important life outcomes, such as ...

Johannes holds an MSci in Neuroscience from King’s College London, where he worked on projects involving Alzheimer’s disease and Fragile X syndrome. Johannes holds an MSci in Neuroscience from King’s ...

It has long been believed that people can’t change their personalities, which are largely stable and inherited. But a review of recent research in personality science points to the possibility that ...

In a new study, participants were allowed to choose a particular intervention. They could choose to undergo a process of improving either their conscientiousness (i.e., self-discipline) or one facet ...