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Elliot Berkman, Kaitlyn Werner and Andero Uusberg are all experts in the fields of self-regulation and affect regulation. In this episode, they define their respective fields and discuss how they intersect with personality research. There are many parallels, including the distinction between variability among and within people, issues with measurement and construct fuzziness, and a focus on interventions. Hosted by René Mõttus.

In this episode, Rebekka Weidmann speaks with Daniel Leising about his recent publication in Personality Science, titled “A Mathematical Model of Person Judgment Part I: Cue Emergence.” Co-authored with mathematician René L. Schilling, the paper introduces the first part of a formalized model of person judgment. It integrates components from existing narrative theories and presents them in a testable, mathematical framework. Daniel shares how the collaboration came about, what the model entails, and how it can be applied in both research and teaching.

In this episode that was recorded with a live audience, Lisanne de Moor speaks with Kate Rogers, Amy Summerville, and Tal Yarkoni about their decision to leave academia. The three guests openly share their own story of leaving academia behind and how they navigated this choice. In addition, they answer questions from the live audience.

In this episode, Estelle Moore and Martin Sellbom discuss with Lisanne de Moor the role of personality in forensic research and practice. They describe important personality traits as well as personality disorders and current developments in the view in the field on personality pathology. The episode concludes with an eye on crucial next steps.

In this episode, Anat Bardi and Laura Parks-Leduc join Rebekka Weidmann to discuss their research on values. They delve into their unique and shared definitions and research approaches to the topic of values, explaining how values can change and their associations with personality traits. The conversation also highlights well-established evidence about values and identifies areas that remain unexplored.

In this episode, Lisanne de Moor talks with Matthias Ziegler and René Mõttus about the change in editorship at the European Journal of Personality and how they reflect on and look ahead at their time in the role of Editor-in-Chief.  

During this episode, Lisanne de Moor talked with Jennifer Meyer and Jennifer Symonds about the links between personality and education – and the different levels at which to address this topic. They also discuss important real-world implications of the role that personality can play in education.  

René Mõttus talks to Sandra Matz and Michal Kosinski about the use of our digital footprints and AI in personality research and how this can be put to practical use. There is a lot going on in this field, with potentially profound theoretical and practical implications. Both Sandra and Michal are pioneers in this field, and Sandra has just published a book on the subject called Mindmasters.

In this episode, the three hosts reminisce about the past four years of the podcast—their favorite episodes, honorable mentions, and important lessons learned. They also talk about plans for the future of the podcast. The team’s newest addition, Celine Strohbehn, the podcast’s social media manager, is also introduced and her involvement with the podcast is described.

In this episode, Lisanne de Moor spoke with Filip De Fruyt about his career-long commitment to studying personality development in early life and the development of maladaptive personality traits in children. He also discusses historical shifts in the field that have allowed for new questions regarding development to emerge and to be studied.  

Much of psychological science is about measurement. But are we any good at it? How could we do (even) better? Ruben Arslan and Farid Anvari argue that researchers often act like there was no past, inventing ever new tests without re-using, improving or even referring to what already exists. This unchecked proliferation of tests has left many subfields of psychology fragmented, as research findings are often not comparable to others. But Ruben and Farid also offer a path forward and argue that there is much to be happy about in psychological measurements—it often works surprisingly well. Listen to find out why 0.42 is (not really) a magic number and how scientific debate can inspire a rap battle. Hosted by René Mõttus.

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.

In this episode, Rebekka Weidmann spoke with Nic Weststrate about how he incorporates different, but less represented methods in his research with LGBTQ+ communities, such as narratives, psychobiographies, and community-engaged work. He also talks about how the field can embrace a “Yes, and” mindset in better valuing different theoretical and empirical approaches.

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.

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.