"When it comes to romantic relationships, there are numerous ways in which neuroticism may undermine relationships. Neuroticism is associated with negative emotion, which itself is predictive of relationship failure; those high in neuroticism are prone to complaining, may interpret innocuous comments as criticism, and are generally somewhat dissatisfied with, and critical of, most things in their environment including their partner."
"In addition to being negative, highly neurotic people are also highly reactive, often overreacting in ways that make problems worse (e.g., breaking up, or threatening to, in response to a completely manageable situation). For these reasons, there is a robust relationship between neuroticism and relationship satisfaction which holds up across age, race, sexual orientation, region of the world, and length of relationship (Esplin et al., 2024)."
Neuroticism (emotional instability) associates with anxiety, depression, eating pathology, body dissatisfaction, and personality disorders. Neuroticism promotes negative emotion, reactivity, complaining, misinterpretation of comments as criticism, and general dissatisfaction with the environment and partner. High neuroticism predicts lower relationship satisfaction across demographics and relationship lengths. High neuroticism often leads to overreactions that worsen problems, including breakups or threats in manageable situations. Conscientiousness moderates these outcomes; when neuroticism co-occurs with high conscientiousness, individuals can channel vigilance and concern into effective conflict negotiation and better conflict resolution. Transdiagnostic therapy targets neuroticism as an underlying factor in emotional disorders.
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