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Virginia Ulichney1, Helen Schmidt1, Chelsea Helion1
1Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Personality & Social Psychology Bulletin
|February 7, 2024
Summary
Social support from friends and family enhances emotional well-being by boosting positive affectivity. Relationship strain did not impact negative emotionality, which was linked to personality traits.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Social Sciences
- Health and Well-being
Background:
- Perceived social support is linked to emotional well-being.
- The specific roles of support and strain in positive and negative affectivity require further investigation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the association between perceived social support and strain from friends, family, and partners with positive and negative affectivity.
- To explore the influence of personality traits on these relationships.
Main Methods:
- Utilized data from the Midlife in the United States survey (n=1,124) and the National Study of Daily Experience.
- Employed statistical analyses to assess the relationships between relational factors, personality, and affectivity, controlling for covariates.
Main Results:
- Negative affectivity was not associated with social support or strain but was linked to neuroticism and conscientiousness.
- Positive affectivity was positively related to support from friends and family, conscientiousness, and extroversion, and negatively to partner strain and neuroticism.
Conclusions:
- Perceived social support may enhance emotional well-being primarily by increasing positive emotionality, rather than decreasing negative emotionality.
- Findings suggest personality traits play a significant role in emotional baselines, independent of relational factors.
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