{
  "id": 18499609,
  "title": "In strained families, extraverted parents are more likely to be cut off by their adult children",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/in-strained-families-extraverted-parents-are-more-likely-to-be-cut",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-11-06T12:00:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PsyPost",
    "slug": "psypost",
    "url": "https://www.psypost.org/in-strained-families-extraverted-parents-are-more-likely-to-be-cut-off-by-their-adult-children/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A recent study published in Frontiers in Psychology reveals that among families facing tension, extraverted parents are more likely to be estranged by their adult children, while adult children with higher openness to experience scores are less likely to initiate such a separation. The research, conducted by Adler University's Jag S. Gill and his team, builds upon previous work linking personality traits to interpersonal conflicts and relationship ruptures. By applying the Five-Factor Theory, which categorizes personality into five primary dimensions, the researchers found that extraversion, in particular, may influence how individuals perceive and respond to ongoing family conflicts. The study surveyed members of an online support group for parent-child estrangement and found that 48% of parents and 35% of adult children were estranged, with the latter group having willingly initiated the separation.",
  "summary": "Enthusiastic, outgoing parents may be more likely to be cut off by adult children in tense relationships, possibly because their bids for frequent contact feel overwhelming, the researchers suggest.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}