Parents' personality traits show patterns comparable to children's, except that parents' openness is not significantly associated with parent–child relationship quality¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · quant-synthesis r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2025 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Parents' personality traits showed patterns comparable to children's traits in relation to parent–child relationship quality. → Du 2025 q3 i? Parents' openness was not significantly associated with either positive or negative parent–child relationships. → Du 2025 (2)

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?

The meta-analysis (k = 39) also examined parents' personality traits. The review reports "Comparable patterns were found for parents' personality traits" relative to children's, with the exception of openness. No effect sizes are printed in the available text.

"Comparable patterns were found for parents' personality traits; however, parents' openness was not significantly associated with either positive or negative parent–child relationships."

Du 2025 (2)¶

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

Null finding from the same meta-analysis (k = 39): the review reports that "parents' openness was not significantly associated with either positive or negative parent–child relationships." Equivalence was not tested; no effect size is printed.

"parents' openness was not significantly associated with either positive or negative parent–child relationships"

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
• 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