A recent study published in the Journal of Research in Personality suggests that long-term spouses share strong similarities ...

In psychology, openness is part of the Big Five personality traits, reflecting a person's eagerness for novelty and creative thought. Individuals high in openness are usually imaginative and ...

Most people who want and have kids assume that anyone who is childfree is missing out, but a new study found that adults who choose not to have kids have an openness to experience that their ...

Imagine the following scenario: A colleague or friend recommends you sign up for a training course, based on a need you’ve expressed. There’s an opening and you can start next week. Your answer has ...

This is the story about the personality trait psychologists call openness. Like the name implies, openness is the tendency to seek out and enjoy new and unfamiliar things. On the surface, openness ...

There is considerable evidence that people’s political views are related to their personality traits to some extent (Sibley et al., 2012). One of the most consistent findings is that conservatives are ...

People are living longer than they did at the turn of the 20th century, but living well into old age depends on more than a ...