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This is a show on the science of how people are different from one another, where these differences come from, how they develop, and why they matter. The podcast’s hosts are Lisanne de Moor, PhD, René Mõttus, PhD, and Rebekka Weidmann, PhD, three personality researchers. It is a collaboration of the European Journal of Personality and the European Association of Personality Psychology (EAPP), and sponsored by EAPP. www.personalitypsychologypodcast.com
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Sunday Aug 04, 2024
#47 The relaunch of the journal Personality Science with Jaap Denissen
Sunday Aug 04, 2024
Sunday Aug 04, 2024
In this episode, Jaap Denissen, the new editor-in-chief of Personality Science, discusses the journal's recent relaunch with Rebekka Weidmann. Jaap shares insights into what the relaunch involved, the current initiatives and goals of the journal, and highlights a recently accepted special issue. Learn more about the exciting changes and future directions of this open-access journal.
Wednesday Jul 24, 2024
#46 Community-engaged research with LGBTQ+ communities with Nic Weststrate
Wednesday Jul 24, 2024
Wednesday Jul 24, 2024
Tuesday Jul 02, 2024
#45 Counterdispositional behavior with Evy Kuijpers
Tuesday Jul 02, 2024
Tuesday Jul 02, 2024
In our daily lives, we may come across many situations in which we act in ways that are different from our typical personality. In this episode, Lisanne de Moor speaks with Evy Kuijpers about what counterdispositional behavior is and what the consequences of behaving in ways that are “out of character” are.
Thursday May 16, 2024
Thursday May 16, 2024
Loneliness has received a lot of attention—especially since the Covid-19 pandemic. In this episode, Rebekka Weidmann speaks with loneliness experts Marlies Maes, Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Marcus Mund, and Susanne Bücker about the definition of loneliness and related but distinct constructs, the rising interest in loneliness, measurement issues, interventions, and more.
Tuesday Apr 09, 2024
#43 Paper Spotlight with Theo Klimstra and Kate McLean
Tuesday Apr 09, 2024
Tuesday Apr 09, 2024
In this episode, Rebekka Weidmann spoke with Theo Klimstra and Kate McLean, the two authors of a recently accepted Target Article in the European Journal of Personality titled "Reconsidering Normative Interpretations in Personality Research". The authors summarize their article and speak about how the field can move forward.
Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
#42 What makes personality science useful, with Bill Revelle and Bob Hogan
Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
René Mõttus talks to Bill Revelle and Bob Hogan who are well respected personality researchers in the field. They argue that the main use of personality research is to predict what real people do in the real world. Yet, much of academic psychology has not taken this seriously, focusing on abstract ideas and models with little real-world relevance. They discuss why useful personality assessment is not about complex statistics or even measuring traits, but simply adding up questions that best predict important outcomes. They also discuss why we should stop believing in Easter Bunnies, how to reassess your work after forty years, and how to build a successful global company. And many other things.
Thursday Feb 15, 2024
#41 Creativity with Rodica Damian and Andreea Sutu
Thursday Feb 15, 2024
Thursday Feb 15, 2024
Creative products—paintings, poems, but also innovative ideas like the invention of the wheel—help societies move forward. As such, it is no surprise that formal interest in creativity from psychologists dates back at least 100 years, and the informal interest arguably much longer. In this episode, Rodica Damian and Andreea Sutu, two experts in the study of creativity, discuss with Lisanne de Moor what creativity is, what the personality traits of a creative person are, and if creativity is linked to psychopathology.
Tuesday Jan 16, 2024
#40 Paper Spotlight with David Hughes and Paul Irwing
Tuesday Jan 16, 2024
Tuesday Jan 16, 2024
In this episode, Lisanne de Moor spoke with David Hughes and Paul Irwing, two of the authors of a recent publication in the European Journal of Personality titled "Toward a taxonomy of personality facets". The authors summarize their article and its studies and outline how they developed the facet map.
Friday Dec 22, 2023
Friday Dec 22, 2023
Many lay people and scientists think that life events can change personality traits. But proving or disproving this has been surprisingly challenging. Wiebke Bleidorn and Chris Hopwood are among the leading researchers on this topic, and they were involved in a recent large study that summarized the evidence so far. They will talk to René Mõttus about the latest research on life events and personality trait change, and discuss possible ways forward.
Tuesday Nov 28, 2023
Tuesday Nov 28, 2023
In this episode, Lucius Caviola discusses his psychological research on effective altruism and how people can be encouraged to give more effectively. You can try out effective giving yourself using his research-based donation platform https://givingmultiplier.org/personality. The episode also explores Lucius' research on how we perceive the value of animals and think about future risks.