Research Feed

A curated collection of research papers, articles, and related news and media exploring the Big Five personality traits.

RESEARCH
Neuroticism
The longitudinal course of marital quality and stability: A review of theory, methods, and research
Karney & Bradbury · Psychological Bulletin · January 1995

This review of 115 longitudinal studies involving 45,000 marriages emphasizes that relationship success is a dynamic trajectory, not a static state. By evaluating decades of data, the authors developed an integrative model showing how individual vulnerabilities, external stressors, and adaptive c...

RESEARCH
Openness Extraversion Neuroticism
Relationship between the Five Factor model of personality and Axis I disorders in a nonclinical sample
Trull T.J. & Sher K.J., · Journal of Abnormal Psychology · January 1994

This study confirms the Five-Factor Model (FFM) effectively distinguishes individuals with Axis I disorders from those without. Across 468 young adults, personality dimensions provided unique diagnostic insights, even when accounting for general psychopathological symptoms. These findings highlig...

RESEARCH
Neuroticism
Personality and compatibility: A prospective analysis of marital stability and marital satisfaction
Kelly & Conley · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · January 1987

This longitudinal study, tracking 300 couples from the 1930s through 1980, identifies personality as a primary driver of long-term marital success. The most significant predictors of both dissatisfaction and divorce were the neuroticism of both spouses and the husband’s impulse control. While soc...