Character & Context

The Science of Who We Are and How We Relate

Editors: Judith Hall, Leah Dickens, Colleen Sinclair

Mar 01, 2021

Standing Up to Sexism—from the Gym to the Office

by Elysia Vaccarino

Diverse male applicants looking at female rival waiting for interview

How you judge someone who stands up to a sexist comment depends on who and where they are.

Feb 26, 2021 Sometimes, the People Who Seem Safest Actually Pose the Biggest Risk. Why? by Tegan Cruwys & Katharine H. Greenaway We trust fellow members of our groups, even when we probably shouldn’t.	Feb 24, 2021 Help, I am an Extravert! Loneliness and Well-being in Lockdown by Danièle Gubler How extraversion affects our well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic and what we can do to feel better.
Feb 22, 2021 A Tale of Two Prides by Leah Dickens Being proud isn’t always a good thing, and it isn’t always a bad thing.	Feb 19, 2021 Two Ways Stress Makes it Hard to be a Supportive Partner by Lisa A. Neff and Hannah C. Williamson When your partner is stressed you want to support them. But what happens if you are stressed too?

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Everything that people think, feel, and do is affected by some combination of their personal characteristics and features of the social context they are in at the time. Character & Context explores the latest insights about human behavior from research in personality and social psychology, the scientific field that studies the causes of everyday behaviors.

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