Uku Vainik

Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital — Canada

Psychology · Social Sciences

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Research Topics

Eating Disorders and Behaviors(40), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet(25), Personality Traits and Psychology(22), Behavioral Health and Interventions(20), Mental Health Research Topics(20)

Publications148 total

Associations of Common Mental Disorders with Personality Traits Over a 17-Year Period
2025Open Access
Personality Markers for Common Mental Disorders: A Multi-Trait, Multi-Diagnosis, Multi-Rater Approach
2025Open Access
Genetic effects on migration behavior contribute to increasing spatial differentiation at trait-associated loci in Estonia
iScience·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Cohort Profiles: Personality Measurements at the Estonian Biobank of the Estonian Genome Center, University of Tartu
2025Open Access
Pro-Environmental Attitudes Correlate with Personality Traits More Strongly Than Typical Single-Method Studies Suggest: A Large Multi-Rater, Multi-Trait, Multi-Sample Study
2025Open Access
An Updated Polygenic Index Repository: Expanded Phenotypes, New Cohorts, and Improved Causal Inference
2025Open Access
Characterization of prevalent genetic variants in the Estonian Biobank body-mass index GWAS
Nature Communications·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Cohort Profiles: Personality Measurements at the Estonian Biobank of the Estonian Genome Center, University of Tartu
2025Open Access
Pro-Environmental Attitudes Correlate with Personality Traits More Strongly Than Typical Single-Method Studies Suggest: A Large Multi-Rater, Multi-Trait, Multi-Sample Study
2025Open Access
Author response for "Unity and diversity of NEO-PI personality profiles of 162 phenotypes"
2025
Associations of common mental disorders with personality traits over a 17-year period
European Journal of Personality·2025Open Access
Personality traits predict (not) seeking professional help for common mental health problems
2025Open Access
Personality improves prediction of the onset of common mental disorders
2025Open Access
Associations Between Demographic and Relationship Variables and Sexual Desire: Findings from a Large-Scale Estonian Biobank Dataset
2025Open Access
Genomic structural equation modeling of impulsivity and risk-taking traits reveals three latent factors distinctly associated with brain structure and development
2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Unity and Diversity of NEO-PI Personality Profiles of 162 Phenotypes
Personality Science·2025Open Access
Socioeconomic factors, brain-derived neurotrophic factor Val66Met polymorphism, and cortical structure in children and adolescents
Scientific Reports·2025Open Access
Author response for "Unity and diversity of NEO-PI personality profiles of 162 phenotypes"
2025
Unity and diversity of NEO-PI personality profiles of 162 phenotypes
2025Open Access
Associations of Common Mental Disorders with Personality Traits Over a 17-Year Period
2025· 1 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Alain Dagher(21), René Mõttus(15), Anu Realo(9), Jüri Allïk(8), Yashar Zeighami(7), Budhachandra Khundrakpam(7), Kadri Arumäe(7), Bratislav Mišić(6), Tōnu Esko(6), Alan C. Evans(6), Liisi Ausmees(6), Mahsa Dadar(5), D. Louis Collins(5), Isabel García‐García(5), Noor Al‐Sharif(5), Neha Bhutani(5), Andréanne Michaud(4), Lucía Colodro‐Conde(4), Yvonne Yau(3), Travis E. Baker(3)