<![CDATA[Jezebel: Personality]]> http://cache.jezebel.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jezebel.com.png <![CDATA[Jezebel: Personality]]> http://jezebel.com/tag/personality http://jezebel.com/tag/personality <![CDATA[Men And Woman Are Sooo Different, According To Sketchy Research]]> A new study claims to prove that men and women have very different personalities. However, the research may not be watertight. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5873347&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Your Facebook Is The New "Personality Test"]]> Here's something kind of sinister: employers can use your public Facebook profile to evaluate your personality, and experts say it's just as accurate as common personality tests. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5801599&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Your First Grade Self Might Be Your True Self]]> According to a study conducted at the University of California, Riverside, the personality traits we exhibit at the age of 7 or so are the very same personality traits we carry throughout our lives. [Yahoo] More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5607495&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Neurotic Women Have More, Smaller Babies]]> New advice for those worried about their fertility — keep worrying! Women with "neurotic" personalities apparently have more kids, although those offspring are at greater risk of malnutrition. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5559016&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Face Of A Celeb Is A Window To Her Soul]]> New research claims that our facial features reveal everything from fertility to independence. Really! Let's put this new science of superficiality into practice, shall we? More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5513405&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Study: Users Aren't Putting Their Best Face(book) Forward]]> A study suggests that social networking profiles reflect an accurate, not idealized, version of users' personalities. The study author says it's "because people aren't trying to look good or because they are trying and failing to pull it off." [EurekaAlert] More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5416425&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Personality Plus]]> "Males have more pronounced personalities than females across a range of species — from humans to house sparrows — according to new research." (NB: "Personality" is defined as "consistent, predictable behaviours.") [ScienceDaily] More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5408633&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[You Don't Have To Have A Personality If Your Glass Has One For You]]> Dr. Glenn Wilson recently analyzed the body language of 500 drinkers to come up with 8 distinct glass-holding personality types, stating that the way one holds one's glass represents "the person you are." Oh really? More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5273225&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Greater Gender Equality May Lead To Bigger Personality Differences Between Men, Women]]> As we move toward greater equality of the sexes, you would think that the old stereotype that women are more cooperative, nurturing and emotional while men are more competitive and assertive would lessen as women gain more equal rights and similar jobs. That's why psychologists have been struggling to explain why personality tests from people all over the world show that in wealthy modern societies with more equality of the sexes, the personality differences between men and women are actually becoming more pronounced. In a new study, researchers say they've found the answer: as we level the playing field for men and women, some innate personality traits from our hunter-gatherer days are being revived. More »
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