What coping tells about personality

Abstract

In this study, 123 participants (non‐psychology students) who responded to an interpersonal stress situation staged in the laboratory were judged by unacquainted observers in terms of the Big Five dimensions, intelligence and social attractiveness. Coping behaviour appeared to predict personality impressions in a way that mirrors the relations between personality and coping observed in previous research: Overall, higher levels of Extraversion (E), Agreeableness (A), Conscientiousness (C) and Openness to experience (O) (as well as intelligence and social attractiveness) were predicted by problem‐focussed behaviour and cognitive restructuring, whereas higher levels of Neuroticism (N) were predicted by withdrawal/passivity. The interpersonal impact of the particular coping reactions, as indicated by a positive personality impression, were largely inconsistent with their impact on affect following the stress induction. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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“…On the other hand, a significant positive association was found between emotion‐focused coping and both high and low extraversion, whereas both had a non‐significant relationship with meaningful coping. Several studies have reported similar findings, relating extraversion not only to use of problem‐focused but also emotion‐focused coping strategies . This result was not surprising, because those who are low in extraversion could have personality patterns that are different from those who are high in extraversion, which was not the focus of present study.…”

“…Several studies have reported similar findings, relating extraversion not only to use of problem-focused but also emotion-focused coping strategies. 18,22,35 This result was not surprising, because those who are low in extraversion could have personality patterns that are different from those who are high in extraversion, which was not the focus of present study. However, in view of the present research, they might have high scores in neuroticism.…”

“…21 Geisler et al, in Germany, found extraversion predicted by problem-focused behaviour and cognitive restructuring, whereas withdrawal or passivity in stressful situations predicted higher levels of neuroticism. 22 Further US-based research, by Roesch et al, found that individuals high in neuroticism used more avoidance coping and experienced more negative emotions, whereas those who were high in extraversion used more approach coping and less negative emotions. 23 In Spain, Saroglou and Muñoz-Garcia reported a positive correlation between religiosity and neuroticism but found no association between religiosity and extraversion.…”

“…Similarly, also in the USA, Ng found high neuroticism associated with high negative emotions and low positive emotions in stressful situations . Geisler et al , in Germany, found extraversion predicted by problem‐focused behaviour and cognitive restructuring, whereas withdrawal or passivity in stressful situations predicted higher levels of neuroticism . Further US‐based research, by Roesch et al , found that individuals high in neuroticism used more avoidance coping and experienced more negative emotions, whereas those who were high in extraversion used more approach coping and less negative emotions .…”

Personalidad y afrontamiento adolescente. Características de personalidad predictoras del afrontamiento en adolescentes de contestos marginados

“…Por otra parte, Esquizofrenia y Psicastenia en conjunto predicen la Evitación, lo que sugiere que los adolescentes con rasgos esquizoides, con poco interés en las personas, tendencia al aislamiento, así como con pensamientos peculiares e incluso extravagantes, junto con presencia de ansiedad, perfeccionismo y sentimientos de culpa, tienden evadir sus problemas o situaciones estresantes (Carver & Connor-Smith, 2011;Connor-Smith & Flashbart, 2007). La ansiedad y la alienación, que implican desajuste psicosocial y trastornos del estado de ánimo más severos (Lucio & Hernández, 2009;Palacios et al, 2010) también son predictores de la Evitación con resultados negativos para la estabilidad emocional del adolescente y viceversa (Geisler et al, 2009).…”