Personality traits and loneliness: An ecological momentary assessment study with self and partner ratings.

ABSTRACT: This multi-method and multi-rater study examined the association between personality and loneliness. Participants (n=297) completed baseline self-rated and partner-rated personality traits; baseline self-rated loneliness; self-rated momentary loneliness (6444 assessments) and partner-rated daily loneliness (2139 assessments). Baseline correlations indicated that higher self and partner-rated neuroticism and lower extraversion, conscientiousness, and agreeableness were related to higher loneliness. In multilevel modeling, self and partner-rated neuroticism and conscientiousness were generally associated with self-rated momentary loneliness and daily partner-rated loneliness, but extraversion and agreeableness had inconsistent associations. Similarly, interpersonal warmth and sociability fac

SUBMITTER: Terracciano A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12369464 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature