Left-handers are better at some types of sports than right-handers. But are they also more competitive? A new study says yes.

After trust is broken, “not messing up” won't create repair. Here's the counterintuitive solution that's worked for hundreds.

The field of psychology is not monolithic — it’s made up of different schools of thought, each with different assumptions about how the mind works, what causes distress and how healing happens. These ...

Younger and older adults alike are able to adopt new socio-emotional behaviors. Even older adults benefit from a personality ...

A new study shows that older adults can successfully change personality traits and socio-emotional skills through targeted intervention.

You don’t need therapy to understand yourself. Here’s how your daily experiences can uncover your emotional patterns, self-control style and drive.

A new study published in Chronobiology International suggests that night owls tend to exhibit higher levels of everyday sadism. Researchers provide evidence that a natural preference for staying up ...

A recent paper sheds light on the psychological forces that motivate people to spend thousands of dollars on robotic companions customized with their own physical traits. A fragile identity and a need ...

You can teach an old dog new tricks. Younger and older adults alike are able to adopt new socio-emotional behaviors. Even older adults benefit from a personality intervention aimed at handling stress ...

The dealings that have been revealed between Cambridge Analytica and Facebook have all the trappings of a Hollywood thriller: a Bond villain-style CEO, a reclusive billionaire, a naïve and conflicted ...

This psychological profile of Péter Magyar was prepared by the Unit for the Study of Personality in Politics (USPP) at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University under the direction of ...

Your dishwasher loading style—whether you meticulously pre-rinse and arrange by size or toss everything in ...