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Birds of a Feather or Strange Birds? Ties Among Personality Dimensions, Similarity, and Marital Quality.

Gattis, Krista S., Berns, Sara, Simpson, Lorelei E., Christensen, Andrew·2004·Journal of Family Psychology
DOI 10.1037/0893-3200.18.4.564
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The authors examined the relationship between 6 personality dimensions (Big Five personality factors and positive expressivity) and marital satisfaction in 132 distressed, treatment-seeking couples and 48 nondistressed couples. This study's focus on personality similarity in distressed couples, a population of interest to researchers and clinicians, is unique. Results suggest that higher neuroticism, lower agreeableness, lower conscientiousness, and less positive expressivity are tied to marital dissatisfaction. However, low overall levels of partner similarity were found on these variables. Furthermore, partner similarity on these variables did not independently predict relationship satisfaction. This suggests that nonpathological variations in these personality dimensions do not contribute to satisfaction, and that similarity between partners' personalities may not be closely tied to marital happiness.

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Authors
Gattis, K. S., Berns, S., Simpson, L. E., & Christensen, A.
Venue
Journal of Family Psychology
Publisher
American Psychological Association (APA)
Published
2004
Volume
18
Issue
4
Pages
564-574
ISSN
  • 1939-1293
  • 0893-3200
DOI
10.1037/0893-3200.18.4.564
Cited by
132
References
2
Language
en

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Gattis, K. S., Berns, S., Simpson, L. E., & Christensen, A. (2004). Birds of a Feather or Strange Birds? Ties Among Personality Dimensions, Similarity, and Marital Quality. Journal of Family Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/0893-3200.18.4.564

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