It's Not Just Who You're With, It's Who You Are
Personality and Relationship Experiences Across Multiple Relationships
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19280469 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard W Robins (0000-0002-5088-3484, University of California, Davis, corresponding author), Avshalom Caspi (0000-0003-0082-4600, The King's College), Terrie E Moffitt (0000-0002-8589-6760, The King's College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 70 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 925-964 |
| Publication date | 2002-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3506 • E-ISSN: 1467-6494 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1467-6494.05028 |
| PMID | 12498360 |
| OpenAlex | W1781952573 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 111 |
| References cited | 51 |
The present study examined the influence of stable personality traits on romantic relationships using longitudinal data on a large, representative sample of young adults. Relationship experiences (quality, conflict, and abuse) showed relatively small mean‐level changes over time and significant levels of rank‐order stability, even across different relationship partners. Antecedent personality traits (assessed at age 18) predicted relationship experiences at age 26 and change in relationship experiences from age 21 to 26. Conversely, relationship experiences also predicted change in personality. Importantly, these findings generally held across relationship partners, suggesting that some people tend to be generally happy (or unhappy) across relationships, and this is due, in part, to stable individual differences in personality. Discussion focuses on the broader implications of the findings, in particular the need for relationship researchers to consider the importance of personality for why relationships thrive or fail and the need for personality researchers to consider the impact of relationship experiences on intraindividual personality development
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The structure of adolescent temperament and associations with psychological functioning
Understanding child-based effects on parenting
Romantic relationship development
Genetics of Personality
Personality Trait Development in Adulthood
Developmental Tasks as a Framework to Study Personality Development in Adulthood and Old Age
Personality differences in childhood and adolescence
Personality Development
Social Investment and Personality
The Power of Personality
Personality and the Prediction of Consequential Outcomes
Online Dating
Longitudinal Patterns of Negative Relationship Quality Across Adulthood
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The Five Factor Model of personality and social support
The Big Five and enduring marriages
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Age-related development of self-regulation
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The reciprocal link between the Big Five traits and self-esteem
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Equity and Intimate Relations
Life events and depression in adolescence
General Traits of Personality and Affectivity as Predictors of Satisfaction in Intimate Relationships
The Partner‐Specific Investment Inventory
A Longitudinal Study of Personality Change in Young Adulthood
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Personality and Temperament Correlates of Marital Satisfaction
Epidemiological Personology
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Conflict in Married Couples
Behavioral buffers on the effect of negativity on marital satisfaction
The longitudinal course of marital quality and stability
A Couples Analysis of Partner Abuse With Implications for Abuse‐prevention Policy
Two personalities, one relationship
Personality effects on social relationships
The nature and predictors of the trajectory of change in marital quality for husbands and wives over the first 10 years of marriage
Stability of aggression over time and generations
Delinquency, Identity, and Women's Involvement in Relationship Violence
Partner Abuse and General Crime
Neuroticism, marital interaction, and the trajectory of marital satisfaction
Is human mating adventitious or the result of lawful choice? A twin study of mate selection
Personality and divorce
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Personality–relationship transaction in young adulthood
How does personality matter in marriage? An examination of trait anxiety, interpersonal negativity, and marital satisfaction
Personality and compatibility
Selection, evocation, and manipulation
Emerging adulthood
Statistical difficulties of detecting interactions and moderator effects
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The Dyadic Trust Scale
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| Unique citing works | 111 |
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| Citation span | 2001 - 2025 (25) |
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| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 100 |