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Coping and personality

D H Saklofske1, I W Kelly

  • 1Department of Educational Psychology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada.

Psychological Reports
|October 1, 1995
PubMed
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Neuroticism significantly influences emotion-focused coping, explaining 37% of its variance. Other personality traits showed minimal impact on various coping strategies in this study.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Personality Psychology
  • Stress and Coping Research

Background:

  • Understanding the relationship between personality traits and coping mechanisms is crucial in stress management.
  • Previous research suggests a link between personality and coping, but the specific contribution of different traits requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the predictive power of personality traits, specifically neuroticism, on different coping strategies.
  • To determine the extent to which personality influences emotion-focused coping.

Main Methods:

  • Participants (146 women, 47 men) completed the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire and the Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations.
  • Statistical analyses were performed to assess the relationship between personality dimensions and coping styles.

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Main Results:

  • Neuroticism emerged as a significant predictor of emotion-focused coping, accounting for 37% of the variance.
  • Other personality dimensions did not substantially predict emotion-focused coping or other coping strategies.

Conclusions:

  • Neuroticism is a key factor in the utilization of emotion-focused coping strategies.
  • The findings highlight the specific role of neuroticism in stress response, while other personality aspects may have limited influence on coping selection.