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ArticleJournal of personality2026

Influence of Agreeableness on Responsiveness: Effort Versus Skill.

Jenna L Kilian, Judith Gere, Jessica LaBuda

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Article in Journal of personality, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 authors.

Jenna L KilianDepartment of Psychological Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0433-3925
Judith GereDepartment of Psychological Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, USA.
Jessica LaBudaDepartment of Behavioral Sciences, University of Findlay, Findlay, Ohio, USA.

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Kent State University
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe trait agreeableness is associated with relationship outcomes and relationship maintenance behaviors, but the processes by which this influence occurs are not fully understood. We examine whether agreeableness is associated with an important relationship process, responsiveness, and whether agreeableness is associated with effort and social skills to be responsive to one's romantic partner.

methodsWe tested our predictions in two dyadic studies of cohabitating couples (N = 176 and N = 228) with overall reports of responsiveness and daily responsiveness.

resultsMultilevel models showed that agreeableness was associated with people's overall and daily effort to be responsive, and responsiveness was associated with partner perceptions of responsiveness. However, agreeableness was unrelated to the correspondence between self and partner reports of one's overall and daily responsiveness, indicating that when people try to be responsive, their partners recognize their responsiveness to the same degree regardless of their agreeableness.

conclusionsIn conclusion, agreeableness is related to efforts to be responsive, but attempts to be responsive are recognized as such by the partner, irrespective of agreeableness.

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Interpersonal RelationsPersonalitySexual PartnersSocial SkillsFemaleHumansMaleagreeablenessclose relationshipsdyadicmultilevel modelingpersonalityrelationship processesresponsiveness

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PMID41078270
PMCPMC13359290

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