Adaptational style and dispositional structure: Coping in the context of the five-factor model

被引:383
作者
Watson, D
Hubbard, B
机构
[1] Department of Psychology, University of Iowa, Iowa City
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10.1111/j.1467-6494.1996.tb00943.x
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B84 [心理学];
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04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
We review prior evidence-and present data of our own-linking measures of adaptational style to the traits comprising the five-factor model of personality. Neuroticism has been studied most extensively and is consistently associated with passive and ineffective coping mechanisms. Conscientiousness has emerged as an equally powerful predictor of coping; however, it is related to active, problem-focused response strategies. Extraversion is less broadly related to coping but tends to be correlated with social support seeking, positive reappraisal, and problem-focused coping. Openness is largely unrelated to many traditional coping inventories, but appears to reflect a more flexible, imaginative, and intellectually curious approach to problem solving. Finally, Agreeableness is only modestly related to coping. These results demonstrate the value of using well-articulated taxonomic schemes as a framework for trait-based research.
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页码:737 / 774
页数:38
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