Spending money is as common as breathing, but do you know this common activity can signal various aspects of your personality? read more

The degree of consistency from one relationship to the next suggests that people may indeed have a ‘type’. read more

It is in four categories that extroverts enjoy a distinct advantage; motivational, emotional, interpersonal and performance-related. read more

While people tend to fall in love for many reasons including similar interests, physical attraction, and shared values, if they marry and stay together, their long-term happiness may depend on their individual genes or those of their spouse. read more

Dogs’ personalities can also predict many important life outcomes suggesting that canines’ personalities influence how close they feel to their owners, biting behaviour and even chronic illness. read more

But it’s still the same old me – and you know what? That’s okay! read more

Impulse online shopping, downloading music and compulsive email use are all signs of a certain personality trait that make you a target for cybercrime. read more

Laughter plays an important role in romantic relationships, whether it’s shared together or directed at the significant other. read more

There’s a limit to how much insight can be gleaned from various one-dimensional scales of personality traits — extroversion, for example, or neuroticism. There’s so much more richness in watching the way our parents and other relatives undermine their... read more

A new study shows how people infer a wide range of personality traits just by looking at the physical features of a particular body. read more

People form personality impressions from others’ facial appearance within only a few hundred milliseconds. read more

Researchers from University of Western Australia (UWA) surveyed 383 young adults about a series of characteristics that people typically seek in a partner. The four primary characteristics were intelligence, easygoingness, kindness, and physical att... read more

Are we the same people we were 10 years ago and will be remain the same 50 years from now? Latest research throws up some answers. read more

The findings of a study suggested that the relationship between narcissism and mental toughness could be one of the personality mechanisms that increases sense of self worth which may translate to higher motivation in some contexts. read more

Personality traits rated were likability, kindness, courage and being “widely respected,” according to The New York Times. read more