KMID : 1118520200170010037
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Psychiatry Investigation 2020 Volume.17 No. 1 p.37 ~ p.46
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Associations of Temperament and Character with Coping Strategies among Office Workers
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Hwang Hyun-Chan
Kim Sun-Mi Han Doug-Hyun Min Kyoung-Joon
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Abstract
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Objective: Coping can be defined as the reactions to harm or distress individuals take to reduce stress. This study aimed to determine how an individual¡¯s temperament and character is correlated with the person¡¯s main coping method.
Methods: The Korean version of the Ways of Coping Questionnaire and Temperament and Character Inventory-Revised-Short Version were used to evaluate the coping strategies and temperament and character of 1,035 people. Four hierarchical linear regression analyses with the scores of each coping strategy subscale as a dependent variable were performed.
Results: High persistence, cooperativeness, self-transcendence, and low harm avoidance were associated with using a problem-focused coping strategy. Being female, high novelty seeking, reward dependence, and self-transcendence were associated with using a supportseeking coping strategy. High novelty seeking, self-transcendence, and low self-directedness were associated with using emotion-focused coping strategy. Being female, high novelty seeking, persistence, cooperativeness, and self-transcendence were associated with using a hopeful-thinking coping strategy.
Conclusion: Our results show that there may be specific personality features guiding what kind of coping strategy an individual might use in a given situation.
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KEYWORD
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Personality, Temperament, Character, Coping strategy, Stress
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