Personality traits and relationship satisfaction in intimate couples: Three perspectives on personality

European Journal of Personality

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 120-133

  Schaffhuser, Kathrin ^a   Allemand, Mathias ^a   Martin, Mike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Meta perception; Partner perception; Personality traits; Relationship satisfaction; Self perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898052862     PISSN: 08902070     EISSN: 10990984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/per.1948     Document Type: Article

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