The Five-Factor Model of personality and relationship satisfaction of intimate partners: A meta-analysis

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 124-127

  Malouff, John M ^a   Thorsteinsson, Einar B ^a   Schutte, Nicola S ^a   Bhullar, Navjot ^a   Rooke, Sally E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Big five; Five Factor Model; Marital satisfaction; Personality; Relationship satisfaction meta analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949275778     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2009.09.004     Document Type: Article

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