Roommate similarity: Are roommates who are similar in their communication traits more satisfied?

Martin, Matthew M.; Anderson, Cheryl

doi:10.1080/08824099509362038

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“…Coefficient alphas in this study were .87 (M = 23.47, SD = 7.66) for self verbal aggressiveness and .91 (M = 26.52, SD = 9.67) for sibling verbal aggressiveness. The means for verbal aggressiveness were consistent with previous research (Martin & Anderson, 1995a, 1996bRudd et al, 1994).…”

Section: Participantssupporting

confidence: 69%

“…People that come from verbally aggressive households not only tend to be more verbally aggressive, but they also experience less satisfaction with their families and in their relationships with others (Beatty & Dobos, 1992a, 1992b, 1993a, 1993b, 1993cBeatty, Zelley, Dobos, & Rudd, 1994;Martin & Anderson, 1995a). concluded that family situations are those most likely where one will find verbal aggression because members of the family have a lower need for social approval in that setting than in other environments.…”

Section: Verbal Aggressionmentioning

confidence: 95%

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Verbal aggression in sibling relationships

Martin

Anderson

Burant

et al. 1997

Communication Quarterly

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Section: Participantssupporting

confidence: 69%

Section: Verbal Aggressionmentioning

confidence: 95%

Verbal aggression in sibling relationships

Martin

Anderson

Burant

et al. 1997

Communication Quarterly

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“…Other work assessing similarity on the personality traits of conscientiousness and need for autonomy predicted liking in roommate pairs (Heckert, Mueller, Roberts, Hanna, Jones, Masters, et al, 1999); and roommates with similar communication traits report higher satisfaction with and liking for their roommates (Martin & Anderson, 1995).…”

Section: Perceived Similarity With Trusteementioning

confidence: 99%

“…In Martin and Anderson's (1995) research, similarity was related to satisfaction with the roommate relationship. Ansell and colleagues' (2008) work with roommate dyads found that perceived similarity in interpersonal styles predicted relationship cohesion.…”

Section: Perceived Similarity With Trusteementioning

confidence: 99%

Trust Development: Testing a New Model in Undergraduate Roommate Relationships

Whitmore

Dunsmore

2014

The Journal of Genetic Psychology

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Interpersonal trust reflects a vital component of all social relationships. Trust has been linked to a wide variety of individual and group outcomes in the literature, including personal satisfaction and motivation, willingness to take risks, and organizational success (Dirks & Ferrin, 2001;Pratt & Dirks, 2007;Simpson, 2007). In this dissertation I tested a new conceptual model evaluating the roles of attachment, propensity to trust, perceived similarity of trustee to self, and social exchange processes in trust development with randomly assigned, same-sex undergraduate roommates. Two hundred and fourteen first-year students (60% female, 85% Caucasian, mean age = 18) at a large south-eastern university completed self-report measures once per week during the first five weeks of the fall semester. Perceived similarity measured the second week of classes and social exchange measured three weeks later combined to provide the best prediction of participants' final trust scores. Attachment and propensity to trust, more distal predictors, did not have a significant relationship with trust. This study demonstrated that trust is strongly related to perceived similarity, as well as social exchange. A prime contribution of this study is the longitudinal, empirical test of a model of trust development in a new and meaningful relationship. Future work may build on this research design and these findings by focusing on early measurement of constructs, measuring dyads rather than individuals, and incorporating behavioral measures of trust.

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“…In sum, Byrne found support for the idea that people who have similar personalities are attracted to one another. For example, Martin and Anderson (1995) found that roommates who were similar in pro-social traits (e.g., high willingness to communication and low verbal aggression) reported the highest levels of satisfaction and liking. They concluded that the study provided ''further support that individuals' traits matter in explaining relationship satisfaction and liking'' (Martin & Anderson, 1995, p. 50).…”

Section: Communication Quarterly 651mentioning

confidence: 95%