Affective temperaments and personality traits in couple well-being

Background. The objective of this study is to establish the link between affective temperament traits and maladaptive personality traits, to verify whether the potential presence of elements related to emotional, affective and dysfunctional relational functioning can affect the couple satisfaction,...

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Published inJournal of Mind and Medical Sciences Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 183 - 188
Main Authors Mento, Carmela, La Barbiera, Chiara, Silvestri, Maria Catena, Muscatello, Maria Rosaria Anna, Cedro, Clemente, Bruno, Antonio, Pandolfo, Gianluca, Iannuzzo, Fiammetta, Lombardo, Clara
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published The Lutheran University Association, Inc., dba Valparaiso University 01.04.2024
MDPI AG
Subjects
couple satisfaction
Couples
dark triad
Personality
Psychological aspects
Quality of life
Social aspects
Temperament
temperamental traits
Italy
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Summary:Background. The objective of this study is to establish the link between affective temperament traits and maladaptive personality traits, to verify whether the potential presence of elements related to emotional, affective and dysfunctional relational functioning can affect the couple satisfaction, modifying the well-being or discomfort condition. Materials and Methods. A data collection questionnaire was developed to investigate the factors associated with dysfunctional emotional, affective, and relational modes of functioning. The sample consisted of 473 subjects. Data were collected including the TEMPS-A questionnaire, The Dirty Dozen Italian Assessment and the Relationship Assessment Scale (RAS). Results. The findings of this study showed that the subscales of affective temperament were predictors of dark triad traits. The expressive, irritable and hyperthymic temperamental traits were found to be predictors of trait psychopathy; hyperthymic temperament is also a predictor of narcissistic traits and cyclothymic temperament is a predictor of lower couple satisfaction; men show higher scores than women in Dark triad. Conclusions. This study confirmed that temperamental traits can predict maladaptive personality traits belonging to the dark triad and confirms the importance of evaluating maladaptive personality traits to prevent forms of psychological violence in couple. Keywords: Dark triad, temperamental traits, couple satisfaction
ISSN:2392-7674
2392-7674
DOI:10.22543/2392-7674.1467