Christian Jarrett

Our personalities are shaped by our experiences and social interactions, so how might the months spent isolated from friends, family and colleagues have altered us?

As new research findings shed light on the psychology of deadlines, we can learn ways that they can be used to increase focus and boost perseverance.

Address the real reasons you procrastinate and you’re more likely to start achieving your goals.

How you talk about the major events of your life has a profound impact on your personality. If you change your life story, could you become a healthier, happier person?

New research has found that some of us are especially good judges of character... but only in specific circumstances.

The mood swings and stress you experience as you go through puberty can shape your brain to determine the person you will become.

Longer and harsher prison sentences can mean that prisoners’ personalities will be changed in ways that make their reintegration difficult, finds Christian Jarrett.

Rising social media use has sparked a passionate debate among psychologists: are today’s young people more “Generation Me”, or “Generation We”?

From dining on spicy food to singing in the shower, seemingly innocuous behaviours may say a lot about your character.

Each country may have its own unique traits, behaviours, and attitudes – but they rarely match the national stereotypes.

A little-known personality trait may lie behind the political upheaval across the world

Your ambitions to improve your life do not need to be confined by your personality.

Personality profiles appear to reveal consistent (if subtle) differences between men and women – but are they meaningful?

There are some surprising and unpleasant downsides to thinking you are the centre of the universe.

We like to think we can judge how we present ourselves to others – but psychology says we’re wrong.

What is it like to lose your memory after brain injury, drug abuse – or energetic sex?

We often talk of having five senses as a universal truth. In reality, there may be more. Christian Jarrett explains the controversy