Differences in Personality Type and Roommate Compatibility as Predictors of Roommate Conflict.

Fuller, Bret E.; Hall, F. Jay

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ERIC Number: EJ540566

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Publication Date: 1996

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Differences in Personality Type and Roommate Compatibility as Predictors of Roommate Conflict.

Fuller, Bret E.; Hall, F. Jay

Journal of College Student Development, v37 n5 p510-18 Sep-Oct 1996

Analysis of first-year roommate pairs found that versions of the Roommate Compatibility Questionnaire better predicted roommate conflict than did the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Discrepancies between perception of a roommate and descriptions of an ideal roommate predicted the most variance on a measure of roommate conflict. Discusses roommate-matching strategies. (RJM)

Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Cohabitation, College Students, Conflict, Higher Education, Interpersonal Relationship, Personality Measures, Personality Traits, Predictive Validity, Psychological Testing, Social Adjustment

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Myers Briggs Type Indicator

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