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Relational tendencies associated with broad personality dimensions.

Dionyssios Caralis1, Nick Haslam

  • 1New School University, USA.

Psychology and Psychotherapy
|September 10, 2004
PubMed
Summary

This study found that personality traits beyond extraversion and agreeableness are linked to interpersonal tendencies. These findings suggest the interpersonal aspects of personality are more diverse than previously thought.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Personality Psychology

Background:

  • Relational models theory categorizes interpersonal motives.
  • The five-factor model is a dominant framework for personality traits.
  • Previous research suggested limited personality dimensions relate to interpersonal tendencies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the associations between specific personality dimensions and interpersonal motives/construals.
  • To determine if personality traits beyond extraversion and agreeableness correlate with relational tendencies.

Main Methods:

  • Seventy-six out-patients completed questionnaires assessing interpersonal motives and construals.
  • Participants also completed a five-factor model personality inventory.

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Main Results:

  • A wider array of personality dimensions showed significant associations with relational tendencies than predicted by interpersonal circle theorists.
  • Traits such as conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness demonstrated distinct relational correlates.
  • Extraversion and agreeableness were also associated with interpersonal tendencies, but other traits were also significant.

Conclusions:

  • The interpersonal domain of personality appears broader than commonly assumed in mainstream personality theories.
  • Understanding personality's interpersonal aspects requires considering a wider range of traits.
  • Future research should explore these broader associations in diverse populations.