The Far Reach of Personality Traits in Relationship Functioning and COVID-19: Comment on Pietromonaco and Overall (2021)

Gabrielle N. Pfund; Patrick L. Hill

doi:10.1037/amp0000822

The Far Reach of Personality Traits in Relationship Functioning and COVID-19: Comment on Pietromonaco and Overall (2021)

Gabrielle N. Pfund
, Patrick L. Hill

Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences

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Abstract

Pietromonaco and Overall (2021) made an important contribution to the relationship literature when adapting Karney and Bradbury (1995) vulnerability-stress-adaptation model to include the COVID-19 pandemic. While the authors discussed ways in which enduring individual vulnerabilities may play a role in harming romantic relationships during the pandemic, only considering individual differences that may have negative implications for relationship functioning could lead to a limited perspective. The current comment discusses how conscientiousness and agreeableness may promote better relationship functioning during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	143-144
Number of pages	2
Journal	American Psychologist
Volume	77
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0000822
State	Published - 2022

Keywords

Covid-19
Individual differences
Personality traits
Relationship functioning
Vulnerability-stress-adaptation model

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