Personality And Coping Behaviour In Relation To Stressful Life Events

By: Rao, Kiran

Sixty nen and women with an ICD-9 diagnosis of neurotic disorder and 60 individually matched normal subjects were assessed to examine persmality and coping behavi our in relation to stressful life events, Personality was studied using the Eysenck Personality Inventory and the Rotter's I-E Scale* A Coping Checklist and a StressfUl Life Event Inventory were developed specifically for the study. Results indicated that neurotic and normal subjects differed with respect to the number and type of stressful life events experienced in an one year time span. In addition, the two groups differed in the perception of these events, in terms of their expectancy, novelty, controllability and desirability. A variety of coping behaviours were reported in relation to stress and there were both commonalities and differences between neurotics and normals,

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 2676927221
• ISBN13: 9782676927225
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Rj Publishers
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"