PLAYING FOR SAME TEAM? HOW TEAM ATTITUDES PREDICT RELATIONSHIP SATISFACTION UNDER SHADOW OF DARK PERSONALITY TRAITS

Elizabeth Reyes-Fournier; Paul Reyes-Fournier; Robert Reyes-Fournier

doi:10.20319/icrlsh.2026.133143

Authors

Elizabeth Reyes-Fournier Lecturer, University of Maine at Presque Isle, Presque Isle, United States
Paul Reyes-Fournier Lecturer, University of Maine at Presque Isle, Presque Isle, United States
Robert Reyes-Fournier Graduate Student, Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20319/icrlsh.2026.133143

Keywords:

Teamwork Attitudes, Relationship Satisfaction, Dark Triad, Big Five, Narcissism, Psychopathy

Abstract

The present study examined teamwork attitudes and personality traits as predictors of relationship satisfaction in 500 adults. Teamwork attitudes were examined alongside Big Five and Dark Triad traits. Teamwork attitudes were positively associated with relationship satisfaction and emerged as the strongest bivariate predictor. Mediation analyses indicated that narcissism was positively associated with teamwork attitudes, which were subsequently associated with greater relationship satisfaction. Psychopathy demonstrated a different pattern: higher psychopathy was associated with less favorable teamwork attitudes, which in turn were associated with lower relationship satisfaction. Moderation analysis further indicated that teamwork attitudes moderated the psychopathy–relationship satisfaction association; psychopathy was unrelated to satisfaction at low teamwork levels but positively associated with satisfaction at moderate and high levels. Findings suggest that teamwork orientation may represent an important interpersonal context through which personality traits are associated with romantic relationship satisfaction.

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