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November 06, 2012

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3:29 AM | An Emotional Election
Politics and emotions are deeply intertwined. Think of the last political conversation you had and how you reacted to it emotionally. Was your blood boiling with anger? Were you paralyzed with anxiety and worry about what might happen? Were you bouncing with enthusiasm and motivated to go get out the vote? source Bigger picture, how do these emotional-political experiences (specifically, of anger, anxiety, and enthusiasm) affect the ways we seek out and interpret political messages and […]

Valentino, N., Brader, T., Groenendyk, E., Gregorowicz, K. & Hutchings, V. (2011). Election Night’s Alright for Fighting: The Role of Emotions in Political Participation, The Journal of Politics, 73 (01) 156-170. DOI:

Groenendyk, E. (2011). Current Emotion Research in Political Science: How Emotions Help Democracy Overcome its Collective Action Problem, Emotion Review, 3 (4) 455-463. DOI:

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August 01, 2012

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1:43 AM | Jumpy and Jonesing for Guidance: Anxiety’s Effects on Seeking, Taking, and Parsing Advice
We rarely make big life decisions without feeling some anxiety. For example, think back to deciding – if applicable – where and what you wanted to study as an undergraduate, whether and where to go to grad/law/med school, where you wanted to work, what house or car you wanted to purchase, and whom you wanted to marry. source Did you ever do so with a sense of utter calm? Doubtful. And did you ever do so without seeking counsel from an expert, friend, parent, or other loved one? […]

Gino, F., Brooks, A. W. & Schweitzer, M. E. (2012). Anxiety, Advice, and the Ability to Discern: Feeling Anxious Motivates Individuals to Seek and Use Advice, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, DOI:

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July 04, 2012

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3:38 AM | Olympics Fun: National Personality Types: Fact or Figment?
source With the summer Olympics fast approaching, and our nation's birthday on Americans' minds, July seemed an apt month to dig a little into the concept of national personalities. For instance, we may possess conceptions of what typical French or German or British people are like relative to typical Americans. But are these ideas just oversimplified stereotypes, or are they rooted in actual country-level differences in personality characteristics? Well, opinions vary. Read […]

Terracciano et al. (2005). National Character Does Not Reflect Mean Personality Trait Levels in 49 Cultures, Science, DOI:

Steel, P., & Ones, D. S. (2002). Personality and Happiness: A National-Level Analysis, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, DOI:

Connelly, B., & Ones, D. S. (2008). The Personality of Corruption: A National-Level Analysis, Cross-Cultural Research, DOI:

Lynn, M. (2000). National Personality and Tipping Customs, Personality and Individual Differences, DOI:

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June 05, 2012

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11:09 PM | The Importance of Being Agreeable
Consider, for a moment, two very different people: Draco Neville  Neville is a friendly, warm person who tends to cooperate with and trust others. He generally expects the best of people, and tends to be generous and helpful towards others. He tries to be modest about himself. Draco, on the other hand, is an aloof, rude person who tends to be competitive and suspicious of others. He’s cynical about people – he doesn’t expect them to return favors, so he’s not that […]

de Haan, A., Deković, M. & Prinzie, P. (2012). Longitudinal impact of parental and adolescent personality on parenting., Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 102 (1) 189-199. DOI:

Sutin, A., Ferrucci, L., Zonderman, A. & Terracciano, A. (2011). Personality and obesity across the adult life span., Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 101 (3) 579-592. DOI:

Judge, T., Livingston, B. & Hurst, C. (2012). Do nice guys—and gals—really finish last? The joint effects of sex and agreeableness on income., Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 102 (2) 390-407. DOI:

Milfont, T. & Sibley, C. (2012). The big five personality traits and environmental engagement: Associations at the individual and societal level, Journal of Environmental Psychology, 32 (2) 187-195. DOI:

Srivastava, S., John, O., Gosling, S. & Potter, J. (2003). Development of personality in early and middle adulthood: Set like plaster or persistent change?, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84 (5) 1041-1053. DOI:

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May 02, 2012

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4:22 AM | Pets with benefits: Social support from other species
 The millions of Americans who own pets spend billions of dollars on them annually, shower them in love, and – anecdotally – talk and post about them constantly (you know who you are). But besides providing us something totally adorable to photograph and cuddle with, what good is it to have a furry, domesticated animal running around your home? Read More-> [...]

McConnell, A., Brown, C., Shoda, T., Stayton, L. & Martin, C. (2011). Friends with benefits: On the positive consequences of pet ownership., Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 101 (6) 1239-1252. DOI:

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