Who Can Be Friends? Characteristics of Those Who Remain Friends After Dissolution of a Romantic Relationship
Author(s): Jennifer Zwahr-Castro, Amy K. Dicke-Bohmann
Abstract: The choice to maintain a friendship following the dissolution of a romantic relationship is a decision that many will face and that has important implications. The present study investigated the role of personality and conflict styles in friendships following the dissolution of a romantic relationship. The study was conducted via an on-line survey (N = 522) where personality was assessed by the Ten-Item Personality Inventory (Gosling, Rentfrow, & Swann, 2003) and conflict style by the ROCI-II (Rahim, 1983). Findings suggest that conflict style and personality were important predictors of who did and did not remain friends following the dissolution of a romantic relationship.
Keywords: Friendship; Conflict; Separation; Personality; Big five
Pages: 142-152
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