What You Say About Others Says a Lot About You

By MindBodyGreen
You might want to zip it next time you think about gossiping: a new study suggests that what you say about others can reveal how "happy, kind-hearted, and emotionally stable" you are.

Dustin Wood, the lead author of the study, tells Science Daily:
Seeing others positively reveals our own positive traits... A huge suite of negative personality traits are associated with viewing others negatively... The simple tendency to see people negatively indicates a greater likelihood of depression and various personality disorders.
Even if the person you're describing does indeed have negative characteristics, the study suggests that if you still describe this person in a negative manner that you might be "unhappy, disagreeable, neurotic -- or have other negative personality traits."

Ouch! I'll definitely think twice before gossiping next time!


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Published August 3, 2010 at 3:30 PM