Personality and Romantic and Romantic Satisfaction

Publication Date

Spring 4-22-2026

Presentation Length

15 minutes

College

College of Sciences & Mathematics

Department

Psychological Science, Department of

Student Level

Undergraduate

Faculty Mentor

Amber Turner

Metadata/Fulltext

Metadata ONLY

Presentation Type

Talk/Oral

Summary

The purpose of our study is to examine the relationship between personality traits and romantic relationship satisfaction in adults. Personality refers to consistent patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that shape how we interact with others and form relationships. Relationship satisfaction has been linked to certain Big Five traits (agreeableness, openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, and neuroticism), with higher agreeableness, conscientiousness, and extraversion and lower neuroticism often associated with greater satisfaction. Openness, however, has shown a lot of mixed results. Past research has found a relationship between personality and romantic relationship satisfaction and the current study plans to fill the gaps of past research. Our study will focus mostly on the college population, while being open to a broader age population. Participants aged 18 or older in romantic relationships completed an online Qualtrics survey from our university participant pool. A correlational analysis examined how each trait related to romantic satisfaction. We hypothesized that higher neuroticism would be negatively related to satisfaction, while higher extraversion, agreeableness, and conscientiousness would be positively related. Openness was expected to show little to no relationship. This study contributes to understanding how personality influences romantic satisfaction and may help individuals better understand themselves and their relationships.

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