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Jenna L Kilian1, Judith Gere1, Jessica LaBuda2
1Department of Psychological Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, USA.
Objective:
The trait agreeableness is associated with relationship outcomes and relationship maintenance behaviors, but the processes by which this influence occurs are not fully understood. We examine whether agreeableness is associated with an important relationship process, responsiveness, and whether agreeableness is associated with effort and social skills to be responsive to one's romantic partner.
Methods:
We tested our predictions in two dyadic studies of cohabitating couples (N = 176 and N = 228) with overall reports of responsiveness and daily responsiveness.
Results:
Multilevel models showed that agreeableness was associated with people's overall and daily effort to be responsive, and responsiveness was associated with partner perceptions of responsiveness. However, agreeableness was unrelated to the correspondence between self and partner reports of one's overall and daily responsiveness, indicating that when people try to be responsive, their partners recognize their responsiveness to the same degree regardless of their agreeableness.
Conclusions:
In conclusion, agreeableness is related to efforts to be responsive, but attempts to be responsive are recognized as such by the partner, irrespective of agreeableness.
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