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Your best friend's personality can shape your own

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90% Informative

First study to systematically explore how students' personalities are shaped by their peers.

Study involved more than 1,200 students in a popular Bachelor 's degree program in Switzerland .

Students were especially likely to adopt traits that are beneficial in academic settings.

Findings suggest exposure to peers with productive personality traits can be just as influential as being surrounded by high-performing students.

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95

Informative language

99

Neutral language

21

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

74

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not offensive

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not hateful

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Time-value

long-living

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