Character & Context

The Science of Who We Are and How We Relate

Editors: Judith Hall, Leah Dickens, Colleen Sinclair

Apr 14, 2021

How Do Bisexual People See Themselves?

by Teri A. Kirby

Two female friends watch something interesting on mobile phone

Research gives new insight into bisexuality.

Apr 02, 2021 Right Time, Right Place, Right Issue: When Research Matters to Legislators by Karen Bogenschneider & Bret N. Bogenschneider Legislators tell us when they will (and won’t) be interested in what science has to say.	Mar 31, 2021 Executives’ Careers and Corporate Success—How Far Do Looks Go? by Richard A. Devine Does appearance affect executives’ careers and corporate success?
Mar 29, 2021 How Can We Forgive Others? Self-compassion as a Step Toward Forgiveness by Yuki Miyagawa Self-compassion―treating ourselves compassionately―seems to help us release repetitive thoughts about someone who hurt us and fosters forgiveness of the person.	Mar 26, 2021 Has Society Changed in Implicit and Explicit Gender Stereotypes? by Tessa Charlesworth Data from 1.4 million people offer new evidence on the hopeful (and cautionary) trends of our society.

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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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