Children's agreeableness, conscientiousness, extraversion, and openness are positively associated with positive parent–child relationships and negatively associated with negative parent–child relationships¶

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Evidence · 1 study · quant-synthesis r? · q3
Currency · newest study 2025 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? In a meta-analysis of k = 39 studies, children's agreeableness, conscientiousness, extraversion, and openness were positively associated with positive parent–child relationships (e.g., warmth) and negatively associated with negative parent–child relationships (e.g., conflict). → 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 · r?

Quantitative meta-analysis (k = 39) following PRISMA guidelines examined associations of children's personality traits with parent–child relationship quality. The review reports that children's "agreeableness, conscientiousness, extraversion, and openness were positively associated with positive parent–child relationships" and negatively with negative ones. No effect sizes are printed in the available text.

"The meta-analytic findings indicated that children's agreeableness, conscientiousness, extraversion, and openness were positively associated with positive parent–child relationships (e.g., warmth) and negatively associated with negative parent–child relationships (e.g., conflict)."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

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

Related Claims¶

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