ADDICTIVE PERSONALITY DISORDER impacts one in 10 of us, but it's not just about being addicted to drugs or alcohol. The five warning signs of addiction.

ADDICTIVE PERSONALITY DISORDER impacts one in 10 of us, but it's not just about being addicted to drugs or alcohol. The five warning signs of addiction.

You’ve probably heard the phrase “addictive personality” tossed around before. The general idea is that some people are more prone to addiction because of their personality traits. This is a ...

The best reason to search for addiction-related personality traits is to help teens. Szalavitz argues that it is possible to tell in childhood who is at most risk: the kids at the extremes.

While we often reserve the term “addiction” for clinical diagnoses, many people live with addictive personality traits that go undetected—because they don’t fit the stereotype.

Common effects of addiction on personality are self-centeredness, irresponsibility, and blaming people, places, and things for their suffering.

But having an "addictive personality " is more than a self-deprecating way to describe your tendency to engage in certain indulgences — it's an actual phenomenon, a set of traits that makes ...

12. You're Plagued By Low Self-Esteem Low self-esteem frequently accompanies an addictive personality. It's the internal narrative that you're not enough, driving you to seek validation externally.

The study found that three personality traits in particular — neuroticism, conscientiousness and agreeableness — were related to social media addiction.

To shed light on personality traits and social media usage, the researchers used the five factor model (FFM) as their foundation, a method that has been used in the past to understand ...