People deemed “cool” boast six surprisingly similar personality traits across cultures, according to a new study that hints at the role played by broadcast media in standardising the meaning of the ...

While your friends judge you for letting calls go to voicemail, science reveals that your texting preference actually signals ...

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 ...

If there’s one thing that most people could agree on, it would be that they wish they were more financially successful. Although everyone is at different places on their financial journeys, there ...

Ever wondered what makes someone "cool"? A new international study published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology suggests that no matter where you live, "cool" people often act in similar ways.

Defining the basic elements of personality remains a challenge despite decades of sophisticated research. A new approach drills down into personality’s possible nuances.