“…However, agreeable people are helpful in solving conflicts (Jensen‐Campbell & Graziano, ), empathetic (Graziano, Habashi, Sheese, & Tobin, ), forgiving, and tolerant (Ashton & Lee, ), all of which are characteristics that could be expected to be valued by peers. Supporting this idea, research on romantic relationships shows that people with agreeable partners report higher relationship satisfaction (Leikas, Ilmarinen, Verkasalo, Vartiainen, & Lönnqvist, ; Weidmann, Schönbrodt, Ledermann, & Grob, ) and agreeableness predicts increases in number of friends among university freshmen (Selfhout et al, ). On the other hand, status could also influence development of agreeableness.…”