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Arjun Vardhan
Arjun writes the study write-ups: pieces that take a newly published paper on personality and set out what it actually found, who it studied and how far the finding travels beyond the sample it came from.
He also covers how personality assessments are used in practice, by employers, coaches and schools, where that use is supported by evidence and where it has run ahead of it.
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Work & HiringEmotional Intelligence in Nursing: Managing Emotions Tied Most to Distress in 704 Nurses
In 704 clinical nurses in China, regulating your own emotions was the emotional intelligence skill most tied to depression, anxiety and stress symptoms.
Mental Health & WellbeingPersonality and Mindful Eating: 4 of 5 Big Five Traits Linked in 875 Students
Students higher in agreeableness, conscientiousness and openness scored higher on mindful eating, and neuroticism went the other way, a survey of 875 found.
Personality ResearchSelf-Compassion and Self-Control: 3,766 Students Point to Resilience and Narcissism
Kinder self-treatment went with more self-control in 3,766 Chinese undergraduates, partly through higher resilience and lower pathological narcissism.
Love & Relationships ScienceAttachment Styles and Emotions: Anxiety Tied to Anger, Avoidance to Calm
In a study of Turkish undergraduates, anxious and avoidant attachment both went with helplessness, but only attachment anxiety went with anger.
Brain & GenesOpenness to Experience and the Brain: Stronger Signals for Words That Don't Fit
People higher in openness showed a bigger brain response to words that clearly didn't belong, a new brain-wave study found. Task success was comparable.
Mental Health & WellbeingEmotional Intelligence and Life Satisfaction: A Clear Link in 334 Students
Health sciences students who rated their emotional skills higher were more satisfied with life, a new study from Ecuador found.
Mental Health & WellbeingNeuroticism and Anxiety: Three Times the Odds of High Anxiety Across 10 Studies
Pooling data from 84,721 adults aged 16 to 104, researchers found the other four Big Five traits went with lower odds of high anxiety.