Personality science tells us that traits can change, and you’re in the driver’s seat when it comes to the direction.

Psychologists have been studying personality for a very long time. Thinking about personality as a collection of traits goes all the way back to ancient Greece and Rome, and trait theorists such as ...

Type Xs must decide who they want to be at each moment and stick to it. If you were to start a new project as a Type A, you ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A new study found certain personality traits are linked to mild cognitive decline later in life. The research, published Monday in the Journal of Personality and Social ...

Childhood maltreatment, trauma, and poor support are all often linked to worsened adult outcomes, whether that be struggling to form healthy relationships or suffering from mental illnesses. Like a ...

Although personality and values tend to become more stable with age, people underestimate the extent of future personality ...

People usually talk about eating right, getting exercise, and staying away from bad habits when it comes to living longer. That makes sense, but now scientists are saying there's more to it. They ...