A large-scale study by Hudson and Fraley (2016), published in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science, finds that almost all people between the ages of 18 to 70 want to change aspects of their personality. Continue reading
Posted in Clinical Psychology, Personal Development, Personality Psychology
Tagged personality, the big five
What can explain a person’s tendency to shop impulsively? Personality, gender, age, and sensitivity to reward may explain it, research shows.
A study by Bratko and colleagues (2013) examined the relationship between personality and impulsive shopping. The study shows that personality can explain at least some of the difference in impulsive shopping behaviour. Continue reading
Posted in Behaviors, Psychology, Self-control, Shopping
Tagged impulsive, impulsivity, personality, research, reward system, shopping, traits
My name is Simon Moesgaard, a psychologist from Denmark, and this is my blog about psychology.
