Comparative study of psychological reactions of personality traits and coping styles with stress

Abstract

The aim of this study was to compare the psychological reactions of personality traits and coping styles with stress in patients and healthy people in Tehran. The research method was descriptive causal-comparative. The statistical population of this study includes all patients referred to psychiatric offices and clinics in Tehran. The sample size is 123 people, of which 62 are healthy and 61 are sick. Sampling method is convenience sampling method and three standard questionnaires of SCL90 psychological reactions, NEO five-factor personality and Endler and Parker stress coping styles were used to collect data. The results of study showed that there was a difference between psychological reactions and components of psychological reactions in the two groups of patients and healthy people. Also, there was a difference between personality traits in the two groups of sick and healthy people, but no difference was observed between the two groups between extraversion personality traits. The results of independent t-test in the field of coping style showed that there is a significant difference between coping with stress in the two groups of patients and healthy people.