DIFFERENCES IN PERSONALITY TYPE AND ROOMMATE COMPATIBILITY AS PREDICTORS OF ROOMMATE CONFLICT

Authors
FULLER BE HALL FJ
Citation
Be. Fuller et Fj. Hall, DIFFERENCES IN PERSONALITY TYPE AND ROOMMATE COMPATIBILITY AS PREDICTORS OF ROOMMATE CONFLICT, Journal of college student development, 37(5), 1996, pp. 510-518
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Education & Educational Research","Psychology, Applied
Journal title
Journal of college student development → ACNP
ISSN journal
08975264
Volume
37
Issue
5
Year of publication
1996
Pages
510 - 518
Database
ISI
SICI code
0897-5264(1996)37:5<510:DIPTAR>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
In this study of 20 male and 18 female first-year roommate pairs, thre e versions of the Roommate Compatibility Questionnaire were more predi ctive of roommate conflict than the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator The di screpancy between perception of a roommate and a description of an ide al roommate predicted the most variance on a measure of roommate confl ict. For women, the difference between two roommates on measures of se lf characteristics predicted additional variance in roommate conflict. Roommate-matching strategies based on these measures are discussed.