personality traits


  • Lead exposure during childhood may influence adult personality, and not for the better

    Children raised in areas with more atmospheric lead pollution grew up to have less adaptive and less mature personalities, according to a study I led of over 1.5 million people across the U.S. and Europe.

    Lead exposure during childhood may influence adult personality, and not for the better

  • States of Mind

    People with similar personality types are likely to cluster in certain geographical regions of the United States, making it possible to divide a map into three distinct personality regions, according to a new study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. The study, co-authored by University of Texas at Austin psychologist Samuel Gosling…

    States of Mind