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Judith N Biesen1, McKenzie K Roddy2,3, Brian D Doss2
1University of New Mexico Health Science Center.
Couple & Family Psychology
|September 2, 2024
Summary
Personality traits like neuroticism can influence online couple interventions. Higher neuroticism may enhance relationship satisfaction and reduce depressive symptoms in some web-based programs.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
- Relationship Science
Background:
- Established link between personality traits and relationship outcomes.
- Limited research on personality's impact on couple intervention effectiveness.
- Growing popularity of online relationship services necessitates investigation.
Purpose of the Study:
- Examine if Five-Factor Model personality traits moderate outcomes in a web-based couple intervention.
- Assess impact on relationship satisfaction, confidence, and depressive symptoms.
- Investigate intervention effects versus a waitlist control group.
Main Methods:
- 300 couples randomly assigned to OurRelationship program or waitlist control.
- Repeated self-report assessments of relationship satisfaction, confidence, and depressive symptoms.
- Analysis of Five-Factor Model personality traits as moderators.
Main Results:
- Personality traits generally unrelated to well-being changes.
- Higher neuroticism predicted smaller decrease in depressive symptoms.
- Neuroticism moderated intervention effects: higher neuroticism enhanced relationship satisfaction and depressive symptom improvements.
Conclusions:
- OurRelationship program may inherently address personality-related behaviors.
- High neuroticism may augment intervention effectiveness for relationship satisfaction and depressive symptoms.
- Further research needed due to inconsistent findings across outcomes and personality traits.
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