Influence of Personality Traits and Causal Attribution to the Relationship Structure of Senior High School Students

Rosdy Lazaro; Ailen N Lazaro; Vicky C Mergal; Edwin B Balila

Authors

Rosdy Lazaro Graduate Student
Ailen N Lazaro Adventist University of the Philippines
Vicky C Mergal Adventist University of the Philippines
Edwin B Balila Adventist University of the Philippines

Keywords:

Personality Traits, Causal Attribution, Relationship Structure, Senior High School Students

Abstract

Research on the factors influencing relationship dynamics among adolescents has been sparse. To address the knowledge gap identified, this study aims to significantly predict the relationship structure of senior high school students in considering thier personality traits and causal attributions. Quantitative research was conducted to describe the personality traits, causal attributions, and relationship structure of senior high school students using descriptive statistics. The data gathered from self-reported test questionnaires of the Big Five Personality Test of McCrae & Costa (1996), Revised Causal Dimension Scale (CDS-II) of Bernard Weiner (2010), and the Expereinces Close Relationships—Relationship Structures (ECR-RS) Questionnaire of Fraley et al. (2011) were effectively analyzed using Pearson’s R correlation coefficient to explore the relationship between personality traits, causal attributions, and relationship structure among the respondents. Descriptive statistics revealed that agreeableness and openness were the most notable personality traits among respondents. The locus of causality appeared to be the respondents' causal attribution. While, solely the father-parental relationship structure showed higher compared to the mother-parental relationship and friends relationship structure. This study highlights the significance of factors that may influence association patterns among adolescents. Assessing their association patterns as either healthy or toxic will serve as a crucial first step in their journey towards understanding and navigating their deep identity transformation.

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