Children's neuroticism is negatively associated with positive parent–child relationships and positively associated with negative parent–child relationships¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · quant-synthesis r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2025 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? In the meta-analysis (k = 39), children's neuroticism showed the reverse pattern of other traits: negatively associated with positive parent–child relationships and positively associated with negative parent–child relationships. → Du 2025

Evidence¶

Du 2025¶

Du, Q., Roorda, D. L., Koomen, H. M. Y., Jak, S., & Zee, M. (2025). When personal becomes relational: A meta-analysis and narrative review on personality traits and children's affective relationships with adults. Educational Research Review. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.edurev.2025.100688

q3 · i? · quant-synthesis · r2

Same quantitative meta-analysis (k = 39) of children's personality and parent–child relationship quality. The review reports that "children's neuroticism was negatively associated with positive parent–child relationships and positively associated with negative parent–child relationships." No effect sizes are printed in the available text.

"In contrast, children's neuroticism was negatively associated with positive parent–child relationships and positively associated with negative parent–child relationships."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Personality Traits — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

Related Claims¶

• Parents' personality traits show patterns comparable to children's, except that parents' openness is not significantly associated with parent–child relationship quality — related
• Children's agreeableness, conscientiousness, extraversion, and openness are positively associated with positive parent–child relationships and negatively associated with negative parent–child relationships — related
• Personality traits of both children and teachers may be associated with teacher–child relationships, especially for relational positivity — related
• Personality similarity appears to be positively associated with positive adult–child relationships (preliminary evidence) — related