When it comes to achievement, Conscientiousness is a great thing. All else being equal, the person who has tenacity, persistence, stamina, and grit will be more successful then the person who is lazy ...

Which of the following resonates more with you: Would you say that you live to work? Or, that you work to live? Here’s another question: What does “good” work look like to you? Is it structured and ...

Personality tests are two a penny, and most of them are no more meaningful than astrology (spoken like a true Capricorn). But there are ways to study personality empirically—they just involve ...

But a new study finds the personality trait that predicts success at work more than any other is associated with a very different tendency: I’m talking about conscientiousness. “Conscientiousness is ...

According to two psychologists, the field of psychological science has a problem with the concept of self-control. It has named self-control both a 'trait' -- a key facet of personality involving ...

(Set aside for a moment that conscientiousness in this survey is measured on a scale of 9 to 45.) But that's not what this chart reflects either. You might be thinking OK, but you can read right there ...

Want to larn how to be conscientious, but your personality skews low on that trait? Two experts share six tips for increasing your levels of it. “Being conscientious is an important trait, as it ...

Conscientious children are less likely to smoke in later life and the personality trait could help explain health inequalities, indicates a study published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community ...

Multiple sclerosis patients may be better equipped to stave off the cognitive decline that the disease can cause by using a smartphone-based app now under development at UB. Called the ...