http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (PhysOrg.com) -- Males have more pronounced personalities than females across a range of species - from humans to house sparrows - according to new research. Consistent personality traits, such as aggression and daring, are also more important to females when looking for a mate than they are to males. Research from the University of Exeter draws together a range of studies to reveal the role that sexual selection plays in this disparity between males and females. http://www.physorg.com/news177760776.html Biology Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:00:46 EST news177760776 Unrealistic optimism about drinking behavior can lead to later alcohol-related problems, according to research published in the current issue of Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (PSPB), the official monthly journal of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. http://www.physorg.com/news177683260.html Medicine & Health Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:00:01 EST news177683260 First impressions do matter when it comes to communicating personality through appearance, according to new research by psychologists Laura Naumann of Sonoma State University and Sam Gosling of The University of Texas at Austin. http://www.physorg.com/news176470678.html Medicine & Health Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:00:06 EST news176470678 Young people mainly select their friends according to the image they have of another person, irrespective of whether the person concerned actually satisfies that image. Dutch researcher Maarten Selfhout has demonstrated that young people consider themselves to be the most important factor in a friendship. Nevertheless friendship can still exert a significant influence: boys become criminal and girls become depressed. http://www.physorg.com/news175507272.html Other Sciences Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:20:01 EST news175507272 Privacy advocates have long criticized behavioral advertising and a new survey suggests that contrary to the claims of marketers, most Americans don't like it either. http://www.physorg.com/news173555711.html Technology Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:55:47 EST news173555711 (PhysOrg.com) -- Want to be a better person? Commune with nature. Paying attention to the natural world not only makes you feel better, it makes you behave better, finds a new study to be published October 1 in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. http://www.physorg.com/news173551810.html Medicine & Health Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:50:47 EST news173551810 In the future, diagnosing severe personality disorders, evaluating the childhood environment, assessing alcohol consumption and the analysis of the MAOA genotype may provide more accurate means for assessing risk among violent offenders, according to the Finnish research carried out jointly at the University of Helsinki and the Helsinki University Central Hospital Psychiatry Centre. http://www.physorg.com/news173100336.html Medicine & Health Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:40:01 EST news173100336 Being too optimistic could harm weight loss efforts. Research published in BioMed Central's open access journal, BioPsychoSocial Medicine, reveals the psychological characteristics that may contribute to weight loss. http://www.physorg.com/news173078560.html Medicine & Health Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:10:04 EST news173078560 With America's unemployment rate higher than it has been in decades, many people find themselves looking for jobs. The process can be tiring and, in such a competitive climate, receiving that final job offer is challenging. In a new study, researchers at the University of Missouri focus on what job seekers need to get ahead of the competition. The Mizzou scientists found that certain planning activities and positive emotions have a large impact on success in finding a job. http://www.physorg.com/news173009336.html Other Sciences Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:40:01 EST news173009336 A French multicenter study headed by Jean Cottraux (Lyon) has investigated the role of psychotherapy in borderline personality disorder. http://www.physorg.com/news172914867.html Medicine & Health Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:01:35 EST news172914867 (PhysOrg.com) -- Terrorism incites fear designed to coerce governments to act, according to definitions of "terrorism" in U.S. law, in U.N. resolutions and elsewhere. But terrorism often prompts as much anger and retaliation as fear and intimidation. http://www.physorg.com/news172323199.html Medicine & Health Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:37:04 EST news172323199 The team led by Denis Reale, a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at UQAM and Canada Research Chair in Behavioural Ecology, recently completed a study showing the link between personality, survival and reproductive success in male bighorn sheep. http://www.physorg.com/news172246873.html Biology Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:40:02 EST news172246873 Part of Tom Wootton's standard opening to his talks on mental illness is to pause, scan the audience and call for a show of hands. http://www.physorg.com/news171825922.html Medicine & Health Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:30:02 EST news171825922 For ages experts and laymen have been analyzing and trying to crack the code of handwriting characteristics, in order to detect an individual's personality traits, or in most cases, gauge their innocence in the case of a crime. Although this science has often gone the way of pseudoscience, researchers are now discovering that with the aid of a computerized tool, handwriting characteristics can be measured more effectively. http://www.physorg.com/news170657732.html Medicine & Health Fri, 28 Aug 2009 05:56:03 EST news170657732 (PhysOrg.com) -- It may not be possible to judge a book by its cover, but judging someone by the contents of their iTunes library could be a very different story, new research suggests. http://www.physorg.com/news170605477.html Medicine & Health Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:10:01 EST news170605477 Nearly half of US employers research the online profiles of job candidates on social networks such as Facebook, MySpace or LinkedIn, according to a new survey. http://www.physorg.com/news170011734.html Technology Thu, 20 Aug 2009 22:30:01 EST news170011734 (PhysOrg.com) -- There must be times when University of Alberta researcher David Coltman wishes his study on animal personalities focused on something small, like a house cat. Coltman would classify cats that bring home dead mice as "bold" personalities and tabbies that stick close to their food bowls and the couch would be ranked as "shy." http://www.physorg.com/news169999440.html Biology Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:06:45 EST news169999440 (PhysOrg.com) -- Personality traits associated with chronic worrying can lead to earlier death, at least in part because these people are more likely to engage in unhealthy behaviors, such as smoking, according to research from Purdue University. http://www.physorg.com/news169814743.html Medicine & Health Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:00:01 EST news169814743 A preliminary study suggests that a negative, inhibited personality type (type D personality) appears to predict an increased risk of death over four years among patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD), according to a report in the August issue of Archives of Surgery. http://www.physorg.com/news169750550.html Medicine & Health Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:56:36 EST news169750550 A newly completed New York University study of public reaction to the 9/11 attacks concludes that people in positions of power, from government officials to managers working on Wall Street to military personnel, tended to interpret the events in more abstract terms and with more certainty and positivity than ordinary individuals. http://www.physorg.com/news169103986.html Medicine & Health Mon, 10 Aug 2009 06:40:03 EST news169103986 A year ago, a study by Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University researchers reported that fewer than half the patients previously diagnosed with bipolar disorder received an actual diagnosis of bipolar disorder after using a comprehensive, psychiatric diagnostic interview tool --the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID). In this follow-up study, the researchers have determined the actual diagnoses of those patients. Their study is published in the July 28 ahead of print online edition of The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. http://www.physorg.com/news168084800.html Medicine & Health Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:13:52 EST news168084800 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by psychologists at the University at Buffalo and the F. W. Olin College of Engineering finds that in the aftermath of national trauma, the ability to make sense out of what happened has implications for individual well-being and that the kinds of stories people tell about the incident predict very different psychological outcomes for them. http://www.physorg.com/news168014085.html Medicine & Health Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:35:27 EST news168014085 How well do you know yourself? It's a question many of us struggle with, as we try to figure out how close we are to who we actually want to be. In a new report in Perspectives on Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, psychologist Timothy D. Wilson from the University of Virginia describes theories behind self-knowledge (that is, how people form beliefs about themselves), cites challenges psychologists encounter while studying it, and offers ways we can get to know ourselves a little better. http://www.physorg.com/news166960696.html Medicine & Health Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:58:42 EST news166960696 Hot or not? Men agree on the answer. Women don't. http://www.physorg.com/news165245639.html Medicine & Health Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:20:01 EST news165245639 (AP) -- Maybe it's neat, childish, lucky, ambitious and insane - just depends on what traits gamers choose for their neighborhood of virtual playthings in "The Sims 3," Electronic Arts and Maxis' popular life-simulating game for the PC and Mac. http://www.physorg.com/news162199100.html Technology Fri, 22 May 2009 08:18:51 EST news162199100 (PhysOrg.com) -- The majority of parents and adult children experience some tension and aggravation with one another, a new study says. http://www.physorg.com/news160752823.html Medicine & Health Tue, 05 May 2009 14:34:43 EST news160752823 In a new study, cognitive scientists have shown that when aware of both a negative and positive stereotype related to performance, women will identify more closely with the positive stereotype, avoiding the harmful impact the negative stereotype unwittingly can have on their performance. http://www.physorg.com/news160634995.html Medicine & Health Mon, 04 May 2009 05:50:37 EST news160634995 As President Barack Obama commemorates his 100th day as the country's first black commander-in-chief, a new study by Kellogg School of Management researchers examines the intersection of race and power in corporate America. While many traits of successful leaders transcend racial or ethnic bounds, this study sought to focus on one particular facet of blacks' ascensions to power: the physical characteristics of so-called "babyfaces," and their influence on perception and achievement. http://www.physorg.com/news160305141.html Medicine & Health Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:12:56 EST news160305141 A new longitudinal study of children's personality traits and interests tells us that sex-typed characteristics develop differently in girls and boys. The study, by researchers at The Pennsylvania State University, the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and Purdue University, appears in the March/April 2009 issue of the journal Child Development. http://www.physorg.com/news160213035.html Medicine & Health Wed, 29 Apr 2009 08:37:55 EST news160213035 Conscientiousness is a good thing in a mate, researchers report, not just because it's easier to live with someone who washes the dishes without being asked, but also because having a conscientious partner may actually be good for one's health. Their study, of adults over age 50, also found that women, but not men, get an added health benefit when paired with someone who is conscientious and neurotic. http://www.physorg.com/news160153255.html Medicine & Health Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:01:21 EST news160153255