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Personality and coping.

Carver, Charles S., Connor-Smith, Jennifer·2010·Annual Review of Psychology

Abstract

Personality psychology addresses views of human nature and individual differences. Biological and goal-based views of human nature provide an especially useful basis for construing coping; the five-factor model of traits adds a useful set of individual differences. Coping—responses to adversity and to the distress that results—is categorized in many ways. Meta-analyses link optimism, extraversion, conscientiousness, and openness to more engagement coping; neuroticism to more disengagement coping; and optimism, conscientiousness, and agreeableness to less disengagement coping. Relations of traits to specific coping responses reveal a more nuanced picture. Several moderators of these associations also emerge: age, stressor severity, and temporal proximity between the coping activity and the coping report. Personality and coping play both independent and interactive roles in influencing physical and mental health. Recommendations are presented for ways future research can expand on the growing understanding of how personality and coping shape adjustment to stress.

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Authors
Carver, C. S., & Connor-Smith, J.
Affiliations
  • University of Miami (US)
  • Oregon State University (US)
Venue
Annual Review of Psychology
Published
2010-01-01
Volume
61
Issue
1
Pages
679-704
ISSN
  • 0066-4308 (ISSN-L)
  • 1545-2085
OpenAlex
W2143516576
Cited by
2,424
References
184
Citations by year
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FWCI
7.21
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Annual Review of Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Science Foundation
  • Commercializations Promotion Agency for R and D Outcomes
  • National Cancer Institute (R01CA064710, CA64710)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Resilience and Mental Health
Keywords
personality, coping, Big Five personality traits, individual differences, optimism, extraversion, conscientiousness, neuroticism, openness to experience, engagement coping, disengagement coping, stress
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Humans, Individuality, Interpersonal Relations, Motivation, Personality, Research Design, Social Behavior

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