A lifespan perspective on personality and health uncovers new causal pathways and
provides a deeper, more nuanced approach to interventions. It is unproven that happiness is …

Recent political science research on the effects of core personality traits—the Big Five—
contributes to our understanding of how people interact with their political environments …

This chapter explores the power of personality traits both as predictors and as causes of
academic and economic success, health, and criminal activity. Measured personality is …

In a random sample (N= 951) from the general population, direct and indirect effects of the
Big Five personality traits on eating styles and food choices were examined. Path models …

Each edition of a textbook must be as vital, dynamic, and responsive to change as the field it
covers. To remain an effective teaching instrument, it must reflect the development of the …

Personality traits like neuroticism show both continuity and change across adolescence and
adulthood, with most pronounced changes occurring in young adulthood. It has been …

There is evidence for differential stability in personality trait differences, even over decades.
The authors used data from a sample of the Scottish Mental Survey, 1947 to study …

Personality describes persistent human behavioral responses to broad classes of
environmental stimuli. Investigating how personality traits are reflected in the brain's …

It is time to better understand why personality traits predict consequential outcomes, which
calls for a closer look at personality processes. Personality processes are mechanisms that …

Although conscientiousness exhibits positive relations with psychological well‐being,
theoretical and empirical work suggests individuals can be too conscientious, resulting in …