Occupational stress, coping and strain : the combined/interactive effect of the Big Five traits

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Title: Occupational stress, coping and strain : the combined/interactive effect of the Big Five traits
Author(s): Grant, Sharon L.; Langan-Fox, Janice
Abstract: Past research on personality and the occupational stressor-strain relationship has examined traits independently (nomothetic approach) rather than interactively (idiographic approach). The current research examined the combined/interactive effect of the Big Five traits in predicting stress, coping, and strain among 211 managers. Low Neuroticism with high Extraversion and high Conscientiousness predicted lower stressor exposure, physical ill health and job dissatisfaction, whereas high Neuroticism-low Conscientiousness predicted higher stressor exposure, dysfunctional coping, physical ill health and job dissatisfaction, and lower problem-focused coping. In addition, there was some evidence for a high Neuroticism-low Agreeableness interaction in the prediction of job dissatisfaction. Nomothetic and idiographic approaches should be integrated in future research to advance a more complete understanding of the role of personality in occupational stress and strain.
Publication type: Journal article
Research centre: Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Business and Enterprise. Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship
Source: Personality and Individual Differences, Vol. 41, no. 4 (2006), p. 719-732
Publication year: 2006
Keyword(s): Big Five traits; Coping; Health; Job satisfaction; Managers; Occupational stress
Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN: 0191-8869
Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2006.03.008
Peer reviewed