personality Content / personality Content for 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis en Gray Wolf Personality Research Uses Puzzle Boxes, Rain Sticks /climate/news/gray-wolf-personality-research-uses-puzzle-boxes-rain-sticks Novel research out of 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis seeks to shed new light on the lives of gray wolves. September 20, 2023 - 9:00am Emily C Dooley /climate/news/gray-wolf-personality-research-uses-puzzle-boxes-rain-sticks Research Review Shows Self-Esteem Has Long-Term Benefits /curiosity/news/research-review-shows-self-esteem-has-long-term-benefits <p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>In recent years, self-esteem has fallen out of favor in the scientific literature and in the popular media as an important factor for life outcomes. But a new large research review conducted by psychologists at the University of California, Davis, and the University of Bern suggests that high self-esteem can have a positive influence in many areas of people’s lives.&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> April 15, 2022 - 9:00am Andy Fell /curiosity/news/research-review-shows-self-esteem-has-long-term-benefits People’s Life Goals Relate to Their Personality, 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis Study Suggests /news/peoples-life-goals-relate-their-personality-type-uc-davis-study-suggests <p>In the first research of its kind, a new University of California, Davis, study suggests that for the most part, people formulate goals consistent with their personality traits — and an individual’s goals are related to how their personality subsequently changes over time.</p> September 16, 2020 - 11:55am Karen Michele Nikos /news/peoples-life-goals-relate-their-personality-type-uc-davis-study-suggests Can You Change Your Personality? Scientists Say ‘Maybe’ /curiosity/news/can-you-change-your-personality-scientists-say-maybe <p>Personality traits, identified as neuroticism, extraversion, openness to experience, agreeableness and conscientiousness, can predict a wide range of important outcomes.</p> December 12, 2019 - 9:25am Karen Michele Nikos /curiosity/news/can-you-change-your-personality-scientists-say-maybe Do You Have a Healthy Personality? /curiosity-gap/do-you-have-healthy-personality <p>What are the most psychologically healthy personality traits? Scholars have been interested in characterizing the healthy personality as long as they have been trying to understand how people differ from one another. Researchers from the University of California, Davis have identified a healthy personality prototype in a recent study using a contemporary trait perspective.</p> December 20, 2018 - 4:54pm Karen Michele Nikos /curiosity-gap/do-you-have-healthy-personality