The Five-Factor Model of personality and relationship satisfaction of intimate partners: A meta-analysis

By John M. Malouff, Einar B. Thorsteinsson, Nicola S. Schutte, Navjot Bhullar, S. Rooke. 2010

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology

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Trait Emotional Intelligence and Romantic Relationship Satisfaction: A Meta-Analysis (2014, result): “The betweenpartner effect size was higher than any between-partners effect size of Big 5 characteristics found in another meta-analysis of Big 5 characteristics and romantic-relationship satisfaction (Malouff et al., 2010), except for equaling that of neuroticism.”
Successful Explanations Start with Accurate Descriptions: Questionnaire Items as Personality Markers for More Accurate Predictions (2018, background): “…to be associated with low neuroticism on one side and high conscientiousness and agreeableness on the other, and they often share smaller links with high extraversion and/or openness (Damian et al., 2015; Graham et al., 2017; Jones, Miller, & Lynam, 2011; Malouff et al., 2010;Mõttus et al., 2012).”
Personality in sport: a comprehensive review (2013, background): “There is compelling evidence outside the domain of competitive sport that personality traits are related to important interpersonal outcomes including relationship satisfaction, stability, conflict and commitment (Cuperman & Ickes, 2009; Denissen, van Aken, & Dubas, 2009; Malouff et al., 2010).”
Explaining the Link between Personality and Relationship Satisfaction: Emotion Regulation and Interpersonal Behaviour in Conflict Discussions (2015, result): “A similar pattern of results was found in another meta-analysis that examined whether the personality of one individual predicts the relationship satisfaction of their partner (Malouff et al., 2010).”
The Big Five Personality Traits in the Political Arena (2011, background): “Other social research finds evidence that Big Five traits predict parenting style (Huver et al. 2010), satisfaction with intimate relationships (Malouff et al. 2010), and occupational choice and satisfaction (Borghans et al. 2008, Hogan & Holland 2003, Ozer & Benet-Martı́nez 2006, Roberts et al.…”
Personality and Friendship Satisfaction in Daily Life: Do Everyday Social Interactions Account for Individual Differences in Friendship Satisfaction? (2015, background): “…are consistently found to be strong predictors of marital problems and low relationship quality (Finn, Mitte, & Neyer, 2013; Karney & Bradbury, 1995; Karney & Bradbury, 1997; Kelly & Conley, 1987; Malouff et al., 2010; Roberts, Kuncel, Shiner, Caspi, & Goldberg, 2007; Watson & Slack, 1993).”
Personality Traits and Relationship Satisfaction in Intimate Couples: Three Perspectives on Personality (2014, background): “Positive associations with relationship satisfaction have been reported for agreeableness and conscientiousness (Decuyper, De Bolle, & De Fruyt, 2012; Dyrenforth et al., 2010; Heller, Watson, & Ilies, 2004; Malouff et al., 2010; Neyer & Voigt, 2004).”