An investigation of the relationship between personality traits

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Jentashapir Journal of Cellular and Molecular Biology:Vol. 3, issue 3; 399-407
Published online:Jun 30, 2012
Article type:Research Article
Received:Feb 12, 2012
Accepted:Jun 05, 2012
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Abstract

Background:

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between personality traits and coping style among university students.

Material and methods:

The sample consisted of 239 female university students that were selected by multistep sampling; it lasted from Jul. to Oct. 2011. They reply to 2 scales: 1) NEO Personality Traits Questionnaire and 2) CISS Coping Style Scale. Data was analyzed with multivariate regression by SPSS 16.0 software.

Results:

The results showed that the conscientiousness, extraversion and openness were the best predictors of rational coping style. Neurosis and extraversion were the best predictors of detachment coping style. Agreeableness and neurosis were the best predictors of emotional coping style and neurosis was the best predictor of avoidance coping style.

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© 2012, Jentashapir Journal of Cellular and Molecular Biology. This open-access article is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 (CC BY-NC 4.0) International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which allows for the copying and redistribution of the material only for noncommercial purposes, provided that the original work is properly cited.

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