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Big Five predictors of behavior and perceptions in initial dyadic interactions

Personality similarity helps extraverts and introverts, but hurts “disagreeables

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ID6205733
AuthorsRonen Cuperman (The University of Texas at Arlington), William Ickes (The University of Texas at Arlington)
Year2009
Volume97
Issue4
Pages667-684
Publication date2009-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/a0015741
PMID19785485
OpenAlexW2083514666
LanguageEN
Citations received52
References cited28

The authors used the unstructured dyadic interaction paradigm to examine the effects of gender and the Big Five personality traits on dyad members' behaviors and perceptions in 87 initial, unstructured interactions. Most of the significant Big Five effects (84%) were associated with the traits of Extraversion and Agreeableness. There were several significant actor and partner effects for both of these traits. However, the most interesting and novel effects took the form of significant Actor x Partner interactions. Personality similarity resulted in relatively good initial interactions for dyads composed of 2 extraverts or 2 introverts, when compared with dissimilar (extravert-introvert) pairs. However, personality similarity resulted in uniquely poor initial interactions for dyads composed of 2 "disagreeables." In summary, the Big Five traits predict behavior and perceptions in initial dyadic interactions, not just in the form of actor and partner "main effects" but also in the form of Actor x Partner interactions

Agreeableness · Big Five personality traits · Big Five personality traits and culture · Developmental psychology · Dyad · Extraversion and introversion · Hierarchical structure of the Big Five · Partner effects · Perception · Personality · Similarity (geometry) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Personality Traits and Psychology · Psychology · Social Psychology

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