ARTICLE REVIEW

Article Review



Article Review

Summary

The article under review (Watson and Humrichouse, 2006) essentially examined the self-ratings and spouse ratings about the adult personality traits, in newlywed adulthood for a period of 2 years. For rank order stability, the results of both ratings came out to be same virtually, however the two rankings came out to be significantly different for mean and individual level change.

The study showed that the spouses differ in perception about personality changing of each other. The self ratings of women exhibited neuroticism decrease and, agreeableness and conscientiousness increase. On the other hand, the self ratings of men exhibited ...