Genetics is just one of several factors thought to influence personality disorder development. Life experiences, family dynamics, coping mechanisms, and social learning may all be contributing factors ...

An individual’s genetics and their environment both shape their personality. However, opinions differ on the degree to which each of these factors influences personality, and how they contribute to ...

The exact cause of personality disorders is unclear. However, genetics, neurological differences, and environmental factors may contribute to the development of these complex mental health conditions.

People love taking personality tests, but are personality types real? Maybe, and maybe not. Personality development is complicated, and most healthy personality types are not so easily defined. Your ...

The Editors at Communications Psychology, Nature Communications, and Scientific Reports invite submissions on the topic of personality development. This curated Collection will bring together ...

Universidad Nebrija provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation ES. Universidad Nebrija provides funding as a member of The Conversation EUROPE. Words have a direct impact on the ...

Human personality traits are known to systematically differ across geographical regions around the world. Although there are all sorts of reasons why this might be, a new study found that regional ...

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