Daily Responsiveness, Expectations, and Self–disclosure: How the Average Levels and Within–person Variability of Three Relationship Components Mediate Personality–Relationship Transactions in Romantic Couples

• DOI: 10.1002/per.2255
• Publication Date: 2020-04-13T09:09:37Z
• Authors: Janina Larissa Bü...; Rebekka Weidmann; Jenna Wünsche; Robert Philip Bur...; Alexander Grob
• Keywords: Association (psychology); Reciprocal

The associations between couple members’ personality and their relationship satisfaction can be conceptualized as reciprocal transactions. To better understand these transactions, we focused on both partners’ interpersonal vulnerabilities (i.e. neuroticism, low self–esteem, insecure attachment); daily emotional, cognitive, behavioural components perceived responsiveness, positive expectations, self–disclosure); satisfaction. Specifically, examined whether the average levels within–person variability of mediated transactions Data came from 689 female–male couples aged 18 to 81 years who participated in three measurement occasions across 12 months, including a 14–day diary phase. We used dyadic bivariate latent change score models test level–change change–change mediations. findings partly supported our hypotheses: Couple members with had lower (but not higher variability) components, less satisfied components. but level an increase avoidant attachment. No other mediations were observed. discuss importance studying for understanding couples. © 2020 European Association Personality Psychology