The claim that favourite colours reveal individuals’ personalities is popular in the media yet lacks scientific support. We assessed this two stages. First, we catalogued claims from six websites, and matched them to key Big Six/HEXACO trait terms, ultimately identifying 11 specific, systematic, testable predictions (e.g., higher Extraversion among t...

Populism and beliefs in conspiracy theories fuel societal division as both rely on a Manichean us-versus-them, good-versus-evil narrative. However, whether constructs have the same dispositional roots is essentially unknown. Across three studies conducted two different countries using diverse samples (total N = 1,888), we show that populism mentality strong common core evidenced bifactor modeli...

Individuals and institutions around the world have been affected by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Herein, we investigate role of basic (Big Five HEXACO) specific (Dark Factor Personality, Narcissistic Rivalry, Admiration) personality traits for 17 criteria related to COVID-19, grouped into (i) personal perceptions in terms risks worries about disease, (ii) behavioral adjustments followin...

Increasing evidence links personality to prosocial behaviour. HEXACO Honesty-Humility, in particular, has been linked behaviour when it comes with a personal cost. Yet, for such link is mostly limited the laboratory, although social dilemmas abound daily life. Emergencies as COVID-19 pandemic pose salient conflicts of interests between individual and societal welfare. One example run on many ba...

Although one may not always see it, social life often involves choices that make people act in ways that are mindful of others or not. We adopt an interdependence theoretical approach to the novel concept of social mindfulness, which we conceptualize in terms of other-regarding choices involving both skill (to see it, e.g., theory of mind, perspective taking) and will (to do it, e.g., empathic ...

The authors obtained self- and observer reports of personality from pairs of well-acquainted college students. Consistent with previous findings, results of Study 1 showed strong cross-source agreement for all 6 HEXACO personality factors (rs approximately .55). In addition, the authors found modest levels of similarity (r approximately .25) between dyad members' self-reports on each of 2 dimen...