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Unfolding interpersonal behavior.

D S Moskowitz1

  • 1Department of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. dsm@ego.psych.mcgill.ca

Journal of Personality
|November 9, 2005
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Traditional models of interpersonal traits suggest dominance and agreeableness are independent. This review indicates agreeableness and quarrelsomeness may form one system, while dominance and submissiveness represent separate behavioral systems.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Behavioral Science

Background:

  • Interpersonal trait models traditionally posit two independent dimensions: dominance/submissiveness and agreeableness/quarrelsomeness.
  • These models are largely derived from psychometric analyses of trait co-occurrence.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review event-contingent recording studies to determine if everyday interpersonal behavior aligns with traditional trait models.
  • To evaluate the relationships between dominance, submissiveness, agreeableness, and quarrelsomeness as behavioral systems.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of studies utilizing event-contingent recording.
  • Examination of evidence from hierarchical social roles, behavior-affect relations, and serotonin alterations.

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Main Results:

  • Findings suggest agreeableness and quarrelsomeness may constitute a single behavioral system.
  • Dominance and submissiveness appear to operate as separate underlying behavioral systems.

Conclusions:

  • The structure of everyday interpersonal behavior may differ from traditional psychometric models.
  • Agreeableness and quarrelsomeness are likely interconnected, while dominance and submissiveness are distinct.