Sensitivity to the stimulating effects of alcohol and other drugs is a risk marker for their problematic use. Negative emotionality has also been associated with substance use. New findings indicate ...

There’s this incredibly powerful idea in popular psychology that personality lies along a spectrum of chattiness: extroverts on one side, all drawing their energy from socializing, and then, on the ...

'Emotionality' is associated with sentimentality, histrionics, melodrama, excitement, mawkishness, and effusiveness. Women are told, 'Don't be so emotional'. Here are ...

"Negative emotionality" (NE) reflects a tendency toward depression, anxiety, and poor reaction to stress. Prior studies have shown that adolescents with alcohol use disorders (AUDs) self report more ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. The “HEXACO” model of personality is a six-dimensional ...

People who talk a lot about themselves are not narcissists as one might expect. Instead, those who say 'I' and 'me' a lot may be prone to depression, anxiety and other negative emotions, researchers ...

This is the second article in a series that started with Late Work: From Recreation to Re-Creation. “Like a cliff edge,” says my friend Tom, “deep, unexpected and utterly confusing.” “Like suddenly ...