It feels like common sense that if someone had a higher level of neuroticism, they would be more likely to develop mental ...

Psychologist professor Jasmin Wertz told Newsweek that affectionate mothering during childhood can leave a lasting mark.

Sitting in my doctor's examination room, I was surprised when she told me, "Genetics don't really matter for chronic disease.

While you can’t necessarily fix things — they’re adults after all — here are a few things to try if your grown kids can’t get along.

You may be fine with becoming more like your parents or hate the idea. Either way, it’s something you can control.

Environmental factors such as lifestyle and the medications you take influence the effects your genes have on your body − and ...

New research shows personality traits influence who volunteers or donates. Outgoing and kind people give more.

Why do some people do more for the community than others? A new study from the University of Zurich now shows that personality traits such as extraversion and agreeableness correlate with volunteering ...

Notably, maternal affection did not significantly influence two of the Big Five traits—extraversion and neuroticism—suggesting that other factors such as peer relationships or genetic ...

New study finds open-source AI hiring tools favor men over women, raising concerns about bias and fairness in automated job ...

Research on the Big Five personality traits — particularly neuroticism — can offer insight. For example, people high in the trait of neuroticism tend to be more emotionally reactive ...