Homophily in Personality Enhances Group Success Among Real-Life Friends

Homophily in Personality Enhances Group Success Among Real-Life Friends

Personality affects dyadic relations and teamwork, yet its role among groups of friends has been little explored. We examine for the first time whether similarity in personality enhances the effectiveness of real-life friendship groups. Using data from a longitudinal study of a European fraternity (...

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Main Authors: Michael Laakasuo, Anna Rotkirch, Max van Duijn, Venla Berg, Markus Jokela, Tamas David-Barrett, Anneli Miettinen, Eiluned Pearce, Robin Dunbar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
friendship
personality
Big Five
groups
group performance
inclusion-of-other-in-self
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00710/full

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