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| | According to the psychologist Holly Parker who teaches the course "The Psychology of Close Relationships" at [[Harvard University]], "Research does suggest that people who marry multiple times are more likely (than people who do not marry multiple times) to have personality traits and issues with emotional health that make it difficult to maintain satisfying, long-term relationships. That can mean, even if you're not looking for anything lasting, you won't have much fun with a narcissist whose self-absorption and emotional detachment helped end several marriages."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190808110458/https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-xpm-2013-01-16-sc-fam-0115-dating-divorced-20130115-story.html Dating in an age of multiple divorces] by Richard Asa, ''Chicago Tribune'', January 16, 2013</ref> | | According to the psychologist Holly Parker who teaches the course "The Psychology of Close Relationships" at [[Harvard University]], "Research does suggest that people who marry multiple times are more likely (than people who do not marry multiple times) to have personality traits and issues with emotional health that make it difficult to maintain satisfying, long-term relationships. That can mean, even if you're not looking for anything lasting, you won't have much fun with a narcissist whose self-absorption and emotional detachment helped end several marriages."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190808110458/https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-xpm-2013-01-16-sc-fam-0115-dating-divorced-20130115-story.html Dating in an age of multiple divorces] by Richard Asa, ''Chicago Tribune'', January 16, 2013</ref> |
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| | + | == Neurosis and divorce == |
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| | + | [[Neurosis]] occurs when a person has a mental and emotional disorder that affects only a portion of an individual's personality and is less severe than [[psychosis]].<ref>https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neurosis</ref> |
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| | + | Neuroticism is a significant predictor of divorce proneness.<ref>[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36720406/ The psychological mechanism underlying neuroticism on divorce proneness: The chain mediating roles of negative partner support and couple burnout and the moderating role of economic level], ''Journal of Affective Disorder''s, 2023 Apr 14:327:279-284. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.01.092. Epub 2023 Jan 30.</ref> |
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| | == Lower conscientiousness and divorce == | | == Lower conscientiousness and divorce == |
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| | ''See also:'' [[Conscientiousness]] | | ''See also:'' [[Conscientiousness]] |
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| − | As far as [[personality]] traits, individuals who divorce tend to have a lower degree of [[conscientiousness]].<ref>[https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0001699317709048 Does the relationship between personality and divorce change over time? A cross-country comparison of marriage cohorts], Acta Sociologica, Volume 61, Issue 3, https://doi.org/10.1177/0001699317709048</ref> | + | As far as [[personality]] traits, individuals who divorce tend to have a lower degree of [[conscientiousness]].<ref>[https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0001699317709048 Does the relationship between personality and divorce change over time? A cross-country comparison of marriage cohorts], Acta Sociologica, Volume 61, Issue 3, https://doi.org/10.1177/0001699317709048</ref><ref>[https://population-europe.eu/research/popdigests/can-personality-traits-increase-risk-divorce Can Personality Traits Increase the Risk of Divorce?], Population Europe website</ref> |
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| | == Poor communication/interpersonal skills and divorce == | | == Poor communication/interpersonal skills and divorce == |