Personality and Well-Being Across and Within Relationship Status.

ABSTRACT: Trends of increasing singlehood call for understanding of well-being correlates across and within relationship status. While personality is a major predictor of well-being, descriptive trait profiles of singles have not been developed. In the present research (N = 1,811; 53% men; M_age = 29), single and partnered individuals completed measures of personality and well-being, including life, relationship status, and sexual satisfaction. Results revealed effects whereby single individuals were lower in extraversion and conscientiousness but higher in neuroticism. Additional facet analyses showed that singles were lower across all extraversion facets, but specifically lower in productiveness (conscientiousness facet) and higher in depression (neuroticism facet). Largely

SUBMITTER: Hoan E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12276397 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature