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THE FIVE FACTORS OF PERSONALITY AND
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS My sincere thanks
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ABSTRACT This study utilized the co
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION According to
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particular interaction episode" (p
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proximal context, which in turn aff
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contextual model should examine the
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Hypotheses The following hypotheses
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CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW This c
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experience and interpersonal intera
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stability, and (e) culture McCrae a
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samples of aduhs and children They
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personality descriptors. In the sec
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the five factors were identified in
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When creating a new scale, it is ne
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item adjective list. McCrae and Cos
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was .72 and the largest divergent c
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Another study conducted by McCrae a
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as measured by the PRF, can be view
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Longitudinal studies provide insigh
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The major weakness of this line of
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interactions, men report higher inh
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more likely to avoid initiation int
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concluded that individuals high in
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type of self-disclosure was also as
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Emotional Support Emotional support
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likely to be desired if they have t
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self-esteem, self-confidence, inter
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colored by other information about
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confederates, but more negative soc
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esults cannot be generalized to opp
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Lloyd (1990) contacted the same cou
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poshively related to discussing and
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contrast, unstable couples were cha
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Personality and Interpersonal Compe
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partner's personaHty (e.g., extrave
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negatively associated whh prosocial
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ated by peers on assertiveness and
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These results support the premise t
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maintenance O'Brien and DeLongis (1
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satisfaction, distal factors (persp
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marriage and then annually for thre
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study indicated that spouses' attri
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Other studies have acknowledged bot
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CHAPTER m METHOD Participants Parti
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(steady dating=61%, engaged=9%, coh
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Table 2. Distribution of scores for
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elationship The hems were summed to
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Beliefs Test (Eiedlson & Epstein, 1
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CHAPTER IV RESULTS Preliminarv Anal
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