Three nightmare traits (TNT) and the similarity effect determine which personality traits we like and dislike

Patrick D. Dunlop; Reinout E. de Vries; Anupama A. Jolly; Sharon K. Parker

doi:10.1016/j.jrp.2023.104358

Three nightmare traits (TNT) and the similarity effect determine which personality traits we like and dislike

Patrick D. Dunlop^*, Reinout E. de Vries, Anupama A. Jolly, Sharon K. Parker

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Abstract

We obtained free-text descriptions of liked and disliked others provided by 441 panel members (aged 24–26; 35 % male), who also completed the HEXACO PI-R in an online survey. Free-text descriptions were coded for HEXACO trait content by three judges. In line with the ‘three nightmare traits’ framework, we expected and found that language describing high levels of honesty-humility, agreeableness, and conscientiousness most distinguished liked from disliked targets (and vice versa for low levels). High extraversion also appeared in descriptions of liked targets, whereas low extraversion rarely appeared in descriptions of disliked targets. We also found support for the similarity hypothesis with participants higher in openness describing their liked (disliked) targets in terms of higher (lower) levels on this trait.

Original language	English
Article number	104358
Pages (from-to)	1-9
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of Research in Personality
Volume	103
Early online date	17 Feb 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2023.104358
Publication status	Published - Apr 2023

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Funding Information:
We are grateful to the Raine Study participants and their families and we thank the Raine Study staff for cohort coordination and data collection. We also thank the NHMRC for their long-term contribution to funding the study over the last 30 years. The core management of the Raine Study is funded by The University of Western Australia, Curtin University, Telethon Kids Institute, Women and Infants Research Foundation, Edith Cowan University, Murdoch University, The University of Notre Dame Australia and the Raine Medical Research Foundation. We are also grateful to the three research assistants who coded the free-text responses.

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HEXACO
Likeability
Personality
Similarity
Three nightmare traits

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