Bader, Martina Hilbig, Benjamin E Zettler, Ingo Moshagen, Morten
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Journal of personality
To explain and predict unethical behavior, much attention has been devoted to the "Dark Triad of Personality", a set of three socially aversive personality traits: Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy. Despite its popularity, research on the Dark Triad has been beset by recurring concerns surrounding the distinctiveness of its components. ...
Brandt, Naemi D Drewelies, Johanna Willis, Sherry L Schaie, K Warner Ram, Nilam Gerstorf, Denis Wagner, Jenny
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Journal of personality
Accumulated evidence indicates both stable and malleable parts of inter-individual differences in the broad Big Five domains. Less is known, however, about stability and change at the more diversified facet level. With the current study, we fill this gap by investigating personality stability and change across midlife and old age. We apply local st...
Schunk, Fabian Trommsdorff, Gisela
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Journal of personality
Correlational studies have frequently linked neuroticism to lower well-being and poorer social adaptation. In this study, we examined the longitudinal associations of neuroticism with life satisfaction and aspects of social adaptation (i.e., loneliness, number of close friends, and interpersonal trust). Cross-lagged panel models (CLPMs) and random ...
Kalokerinos, Elise K Moeck, Ella K Rummens, Koen Meers, Kristof Mestdagh, Merijn
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Journal of personality
Lay wisdom suggests feeling negative while awaiting an upcoming stressor-anticipatory negative affect-shields against the blow of the subsequent stressor. However, evidence is mixed, with different lines of research and theory indirectly suggesting that anticipatory negative affect is helpful, harmful, or has no effect on emotional outcomes. In two...
Nusser, Lisa Zimprich, Daniel Wolf, Tabea
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Journal of personality
Guided by Erikson's theory of psychosocial development, the present study investigated whether themes of trust, identity, intimacy, and generativity are represented in older adults' most important autobiographical memories. Furthermore, we tested whether these themes are associated with certain life periods and whether having important memories (i....
Vigl, Julia Talamini, Francesca Strauss, Hannah Zentner, Marcel
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Journal of personality
The COVID-19 pandemic had a strong impact on many aspects of life, particularly social relationships. Although there is some evidence regarding short-term effects of the pandemic on cohabitating couples or individuals, it is unclear to what extent these effects persist over time and whether they also apply to noncohabitating individuals. The purpos...
Stendel, Moriah S Chavez, Robert S
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Journal of personality
Extensive work in personality neuroscience has shown mixed results in the ability to localize reliable relationships between personality traits and neuroimaging measures. However, recent work in translational neuroimaging has recognized that multifaceted psychological dispositions are not represented in discrete, highly localized brain areas. As su...
Seldin, Katherine Lengua, Liliana J King, Kevin M
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Journal of personality
Previous research has established that short-term and persistent stress negatively impact mental health, with one proposed consequence being increased impulsivity. The present study tests the short-term and persistent associations between stress and three facets of global self-reports of impulsivity: negative urgency, lack of premeditation, and lac...
Park, Yoobin Sanscartier, Shayne Impett, Emily A Algoe, Sara B Leonhardt, Nathan D Schrage, Kristina Carmichael, Cheryl L Collins, Nancy L Conte, Francesca De Rosa, Oreste
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Journal of personality
Individual differences in attachment insecurity can have important implications for experiences of positive emotions. However, existing research on the link between attachment insecurity and positive emotional experiences has typically used a composite measure of positive emotions, overlooking the potential importance of differentiating discrete em...
Tan, Kenneth Jarnecke, Amber M South, Susan C
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Journal of personality
Social anhedonia is associated with disinterest in social interactions and poor relationship functioning, yet little is known about the specific mechanisms underlying associations between social anhedonia and romantic relationship behaviors and satisfaction. We examined the links between social anhedonia, perceptions of conflict communication patte...
