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Living in the Mountains Could Mean You’re More Likely to Have These Personality Traits – Newsweek
“The harsh and remote environment of mountainous frontier regions historically attracted non-conformist settlers strongly motivated by a sense of freedom,” said researcher Friedrich Götz.
The mountainousness of where Americans live could be a good predictor of their personality, according to a study.
A team of researchers found that people living in parts of the United States characterized by higher altitude and elevation compared to the surrounding areas tend to have a particular mix of personality traits that may have roots in the history of settlement across the country.
For a paper published in the journal Nature Human Behaviour, the scientists wanted to investigate how the…
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