Relationships between Personality and Perceptions of Interactions

Although sexuality is an important component of personal relationships, there has been relatively little research on relationships between personality and everyday sexual behavior. Moreover, existing research on sexual behavior and personality (defined in terms of the Five-Factor Model, FFM) has fou...

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Main Authors: Smith, C. V., Nezlek, J. B., Webster, G., PADDOCK, Elizabeth Layne
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spelling sg-smu-ink.lkcsb_research-22982010-09-23T06:24:04Z Relationships between Personality and Perceptions of Interactions Smith, C. V. Nezlek, J. B. Webster, G. PADDOCK, Elizabeth Layne Although sexuality is an important component of personal relationships, there has been relatively little research on relationships between personality and everyday sexual behavior. Moreover, existing research on sexual behavior and personality (defined in terms of the Five-Factor Model, FFM) has found weak and inconsistent relationships. We hypothesized that sexual behavior can be better understood in terms of a model of personality that focuses on sexuality rather than in terms of a general model of personality. The present study examined relationships between two models of personality and daily sexual behavior. For 3 weeks, two different samples described their sexual interactions and they completed a measure of the FFM (N = 104) and the Sexy Seven (N = 48). A series of multilevel modeling analyses found that personality as measured by both models was related to both positive (e.g., feeling desired) and negative (e.g., feeling guilty) reactions to sexual experiences. As predicted, comparisons of the strength of the relationships between reactions to daily sexual experience and the two models found reactions to sexual experience were related more strongly to the Sexy Seven than to the FFM. The importance of considering both domainspecific and general measures of personality is discussed in terms of understanding sexual behavior. 2007-01-01T08:00:00Z text https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/1299 info:doi/10.1177/0265407507079236 https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407507079236 Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Business
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Smith, C. V.
Nezlek, J. B.
Webster, G.
PADDOCK, Elizabeth Layne
Relationships between Personality and Perceptions of Interactions
description Although sexuality is an important component of personal relationships, there has been relatively little research on relationships between personality and everyday sexual behavior. Moreover, existing research on sexual behavior and personality (defined in terms of the Five-Factor Model, FFM) has found weak and inconsistent relationships. We hypothesized that sexual behavior can be better understood in terms of a model of personality that focuses on sexuality rather than in terms of a general model of personality. The present study examined relationships between two models of personality and daily sexual behavior. For 3 weeks, two different samples described their sexual interactions and they completed a measure of the FFM (N = 104) and the Sexy Seven (N = 48). A series of multilevel modeling analyses found that personality as measured by both models was related to both positive (e.g., feeling desired) and negative (e.g., feeling guilty) reactions to sexual experiences. As predicted, comparisons of the strength of the relationships between reactions to daily sexual experience and the two models found reactions to sexual experience were related more strongly to the Sexy Seven than to the FFM. The importance of considering both domainspecific and general measures of personality is discussed in terms of understanding sexual behavior.
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author Smith, C. V.
Nezlek, J. B.
Webster, G.
PADDOCK, Elizabeth Layne
author_facet Smith, C. V.
Nezlek, J. B.
Webster, G.
PADDOCK, Elizabeth Layne
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title Relationships between Personality and Perceptions of Interactions
title_short Relationships between Personality and Perceptions of Interactions
title_full Relationships between Personality and Perceptions of Interactions
title_fullStr Relationships between Personality and Perceptions of Interactions
title_full_unstemmed Relationships between Personality and Perceptions of Interactions
title_sort relationships between personality and perceptions of interactions
publisher Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
publishDate 2007
url https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/1299
https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407507079236
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