Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research Interests
Ageing and individual differences; cognitive ageing; personality development across the life-span; personality-environment/genes transactions; computational modelling; impact of intelligence and personality on health and other life outcomes; cross-cultural personality research; personality measurement across and within cultures.
Teaching
Teaching Experience:
- Intelligence and personality at the University of Tartu, Estonia (2005-2010)
- Intelligence and personality at the University of Edinburgh, UK (2013 onwards)
- Power analysis at the University of Edinburgh (2013 onwards)
Qualifications
2003 BSc (psychology), University of Tartu, Estonia
2005 MSc (psychology), University of Tartu, Estonia
2009 PhD (summa cum laude, psychology), University of Tartu, Estonia
Websites
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Tartu
Award Date: 1 Jan 2009
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Speaking of gender: Language genderedness and its association with gender differences in personality across 48 languages
Hofmann, R. & Mõttus, R., 14 May 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Longitudinal associations between fear of missing out, problematic social media use, and problematic smartphone use
Hou, X., Xu, L., Zhou, N., Zhu, X., Mõttus, R. & Johnson, W., Apr 2026, In: Addictive Behaviors. 175, 6 p., 108620.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Loneliness and personality: Noise- and bias-free true correlations between loneliness and the Big Five personality domains
Maher, P., Dragostinov, Y., Vainik, U., Cooper, A., Allik, J., Realo, A. & Mõttus, R., 13 Jan 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Personality.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Associations of sexual desire with demographic and relationship variables
Aavik, T., Täht, K., Vainik, U. & Mõttus, R., 2026, In: Scientific Reports. 16, 13 p., 215.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Associations of common mental disorders with personality traits over a 17-year period
Zhang, Y., Luciano, M., Estonian Biobank Research Team, Vainik, U. & Mõttus, R., Nov 2025, In: European Journal of Personality. 39, 6, p. 843-860 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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European Conference on Personality
Mottus, R. (Chair)
Jul 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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21st European Conference on Personality
Mottus, R. (Advisor)
Aug 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Familial transmission of personality traits and life satisfaction
Mõttus, R. (Speaker), Kandler, C. (Speaker), Luciano, M. (Speaker), Esko, T. (Speaker) & Vainik, U. (Speaker)
29 Jun 2024Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Scientific advisor
Mottus, R. (Advisor)
2024 → …Activity: Consultancy types › Work on advisory panel to industry or government or non-government organisation
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Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (Journal)
Mottus, R. (Associate editor)
2024 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity
Prizes
Projects
- 4 Finished
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PPLS Small Project Grant: Testing personality traits among 185,000 gene donors
Mottus, R. (Principal Investigator)
11/10/21 → 31/03/22
Project: University Awarded Project Funding
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PPLS Small Project Grant: 100 Nuances of Personality
Mottus, R. (Principal Investigator)
15/01/20 → 31/07/20
Project: University Awarded Project Funding
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PPLS Pilot Project: With-in Individual variability in personality manifestations
Mottus, R. (Principal Investigator)
1/04/15 → 31/07/15
Project: University Awarded Project Funding
Datasets
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Openness Is Related to Proenvironmental Behavior Both Within and Across Families
Peuch, C. (Creator), Mottus, R. (Creator), Deery, C. (Creator), Dougal, J. (Creator) & Waddell, C. (Creator), O.S.F., 2 Jul 2019
DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/PG7N5, https://osf.io/pg7n5/
Dataset
Press/Media
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Personality that makes a person live longer according to research, what?
18/10/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Research: Personality characteristics can be key to long life
6/10/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Research: 21% reduction in risk of death in commonly used "active" self-portrayals
27/09/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Sorpresa, gli stereotipi sulle professioni (spesso) ci azzeccano
5/03/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
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As the character changes with age: “We are not the same person throughout our existence, personality is always in motion.”
30/01/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research