Phil HarrisDec 9, 20213 minPersonality: Can We Deliberately Change?Could a company train an employee to become more conscientious, even if the worker isn't invested in improving that trait? A new study...
Phil HarrisJun 23, 20213 minNight Owl or Lark? Personality Traits Predict Sleep PatternsThe link between the different hierarchies of personality, sleep patterns and even genetics has been discovered by researchers from the...
Phil HarrisMar 26, 20213 minNarcissists: New InsightsNarcissism is driven by insecurity, and not an inflated sense of self, finds a new study by a team of psychology researchers. Its...
Phil HarrisFeb 24, 20214 minFanatics Brains UnmaskedResearchers have mapped an underlying "psychological signature" for people who are predisposed to holding extreme social, political or...
Phil HarrisFeb 19, 20213 minPersonality & Life Expectancy LinkedGround-breaking research led by University of Limerick has revealed for the first time that the immune system directly links personality...
Phil HarrisDec 17, 20203 minSo Many People-So Few ExpressionsWhether at a birthday party in Brazil, a funeral in Kenya or protests in Hong Kong, humans all use variations of the same facial...
Phil HarrisOct 23, 20204 minFriends: Why We Get Picky?We like people like us. However, as we age, we get even more selective about our friendship groups. When humans age, they tend to favor...
Phil HarrisSep 17, 20203 minTraits Stronger Than TalentsToday I spent the day with a great team of youth workers from across the country and we were discussing personality structure and...
Phil HarrisSep 10, 20204 minIs God a Pattern?In training and lectures on personality, I describe the five key traits of our temperament. One of these traits is Openness to...
Phil HarrisJun 16, 20202 minWho Bought All the Toilet Roll?Following the fast spread of COVID-19 across Europe and North America in March 2020, many people began stockpiling commodities including...
Phil HarrisApr 27, 202017 minPersonality Part I: The Research BaseI recently watched the Netflix documentary “Three Identical Strangers.” Without too much of a spoiler alert, triplets who were separated...
Phil HarrisMar 6, 20203 minWho Cares? You Can Tell By WalkingWalking is one of our most natural, daily actions. Now, a new study led by a Tohoku University researcher suggests that walkers use step...
Phil HarrisDec 19, 20191 minPain: Is it a Personality Thing?Recent advances in neuroscience are unlocking how the major personality traits are linked to neural systems. One personality trait,...
Phil HarrisDec 19, 20193 minMatching Traits to CareersTraits are often much stronger than talents in predicting where people are most happiest. When developing peoples sense of their future...
Phil HarrisNov 10, 20191 minIf You are Reading This, You are Probably Very WEIRDI have often said that what we really know about psychology is what we actually know about psychology students. These tend to be the...
Phil HarrisSep 23, 20194 minHow Psychopaths Control ImpulsePeople with psychopathic traits are predisposed toward antisocial behavior that can result in "unsuccessful" outcomes such as...
Phil HarrisSep 23, 20195 minPersonality: Social Complexity MattersHow people behave in one situation often tells us how they will act in others. A shy introvert in one place, for example, isn't likely to...
Phil HarrisJul 30, 20192 minWho Are You? Your Phone KnowsRMIT University researchers have used data from mobile phone accelerometers -- the tiny sensors tracking phone movement for step-counting...
Phil HarrisMar 13, 20193 minYoung People Need to be SomewheresIn lectures and on this blog I have raised the issue of identity being geographical for some. in the conceptual language of David...
Phil HarrisFeb 13, 20192 minIdentity Formation in Early Adulthood Predicts Middle IdentityIdentity formation is a major developmental task in adolescence but continues throughout adulthood. Significant individual differences,...