Abstract
Correlations between personality traits, attachment style and romantic relationship satisfaction in a sample of 200 California State University, Sacramento undergraduate students enrolled in introductory psychology courses were examined. In addition, participants’ sex, sex of partner, ethnicity, college level, college major, relationship status, length of relationship and cohabitation were examined. Participants were administered the Experience in Close Relationships-Revised Questionnaire, the Adult Attachment Scale, the NEO-Five Factor Inventory, four scales (Dominance, Self-Acceptance, Independence and Empathy) of the California Psychological Inventory, the Relationship Assessment Scale and the Perceived Relationship Quality Component Inventory. Differences in personality traits and attachment style were found based on participants’ sex, ethnicity and sex of participants’ partner. Differences in personality traits, attachment style, and relationship satisfaction were found in association with college level. v Differences in personality traits were found between college majors. Differences in attachment style were found based on relationship status.