Individual Traits

Individual traits that influence marital satisfaction or dissatisfaction include a persons personality, attitudes, and skills , Larson identifies difficulty coping with stress, dysfunctional beliefs , excessive impulsiveness , extreme self-consciousness, excessive anger and hostility, untreated depression, and chronic irritability as the major liabilities toward the achievement of marital satisfaction.Conversely, Larson identifies extroversion , flexibility, good self-esteem, assertiveness, commitment, and an ability to love as the major assets toward the achievement of marital satisfaction.