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  • Social Psychology
  • Personality Psychology

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  • Relational Regulation Theory (RRT) posits that social network members aid in regulating affect, thought, and action.
  • Previous research indicates personality and affect expression vary based on social context and network members.
  • The DSM-5 dimensional trait model identifies maladaptive personality traits.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the application of Relational Regulation Theory (RRT) to maladaptive personality traits.
  • To examine how social network members influence the expression of maladaptive personality dimensions and affect.
  • To explore the relationship between interpersonal characteristics of network members and maladaptive personality expression.

Main Methods:

  • Survey study involving 719 college students.
  • Participants rated their expression of maladaptive personality dimensions and affect in the presence of important network members.
  • Participants also rated the interpersonal characteristics of these network members.

Main Results:

  • Maladaptive personality expression showed consistency across network members (recipient effects) but also varied significantly depending on the specific network member (dyadic effects).
  • Negative affectivity (PID-5 and PANAS) was more strongly associated with dyadic effects, while antagonism and disinhibition were more strongly associated with recipient effects.
  • Network members evoking maladaptive expressions were perceived as unsupportive, conflict-evoking, and associated with attachment anxiety and avoidance, though these interpersonal constructs were largely redundant in prediction.

Conclusions:

  • Important personal relationships can indeed evoke the expression of maladaptive personality traits.
  • Findings support the role of social networks in shaping personality expression, particularly maladaptive traits.
  • The study highlights the interplay between relational dynamics and individual personality manifestation.