Bright Triad of Personality as an Indicator of Emotional Tolerance between Married Couples

Abstract

Objectives: The current study aimed to reveal the predictability of emotional tolerance through the bright triad of personalities between married couples and to identify differences in emotional tolerance and the bright triad of personalities according to several demographic variables.

Methods: Data from 333 couples in Riyadh City, aged 23-35 years, from the target study group. Participants completed the Bright Personality Triad Scale (Johnson, 2018) and the Emotional Tolerance Scale(Johnson, 2018) (Brown et al., 2022(Brown et al., 2022)

Results: Kindness (29.7) was the highest dimension of the bright personality triad among couples, followed by emotional empathy (26.6), altruism (24.1), and emotional tolerance (81.4). The bright personality triad among married couples differed by gender, preferring females over males, level of education in the kindness dimension, higher degree holders preferred to those with lower grades, the number of children in the kindness and empathy dimension, and the overall score of the tool. Three children compared to others, the nature of work and altruism in favor of those who work, the level of income prefers those who earn more than ten thousand riyals, and the number of years of marriage does not affect empathy or altruism. There were also gender differences in emotional tolerance among married couples in the tolerance and assimilation dimension and the overall score of the tool, male preference over female, and differences in education in the assimilation dimension in favor of those with lower academic degrees (secondary and below). The overall score of the tool, recommendation, and organization variable is in favor of people with less than three children. Income varies depending on tolerance, recommendation, and instrument grade. Differences in favor of people with an income of more than 10,000 riyals do not vary according to year—marriage and work flexibility. Finally, a characteristic of the bright personality triad may predict emotional tolerance using two interpreted lines (20%).

Conclusion: The findings highlight the bright triad of personality as an indicator of emotional tolerance among married couples and differences in certain demographic variables.