متغیرهای پنج عامل بزرگ شخصیتی و ساختار رابطه ای

Associations between the personality variables of the five-factor model and close relationship variables (love styles, relationship satisfaction, and intimacy) were explored. Participants (N=196) from committed relationships were administered the NEO Personality Inventory-Revised, the Love Attitudes Scale-Short Form, the Relationship Assessment Scale, the Personal Assessment of Intimacy in Relationships, and a demographic questionnaire. Correlation and regression analyses revealed that neuroticism was negatively associated with and predictive of satisfaction and intimacy. The association between neuroticism and relationship satisfaction was completely mediated by possessive, dependent love for females. Extraversion and agreeableness were positively associated with relationship satisfaction and intimacy, especially for males. Conscientiousness was positively correlated with intimacy for males. Implications of these findings are discussed.

Links between personality and relational constructs may seem self-evident. Personality expresses much of who we are as humans, and one forum for that expression is our intimate relationships. Baumeister and Leary (1995) proposed that humans have a fundamental “need to belong” within close relationships. One individual’s “identity” (i.e., personality) connects with another individual’s “identity” in an intimate relationship. It is thus not surprising that some relationship scholars (e.g., Bradbury & Fincham, 1988) include personality among factors influencing relationship satisfaction. The current research seeks to extend understanding of the links between personality (assessed by the five-factor model) and romantic relationships (love styles, intimacy and relationship satisfaction).