The Relationship Between Personality Traits and Coping Styles Among First-Time and Recurrent Prisoners in Poland

Frontiers in Psychology

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Magdalena Leszko¹  Rafał Iwański²  Aneta Jarzębińska² 

[1] Department of Psychology, University of Szczecin;Department of Pedagogy, University of Szczecin

关键词: coping strategies;    incarceration;    personality traits;    prisoners;    stress;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02969

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Individuals with certain personality traits employ adaptive coping strategies. Little research, however, has examined coping strategies among incarcerated individuals. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 465 males who served time in five different prisons in Poland. We examined the relationship between the Big Five personality dimensions and coping styles, and the results demonstrated that neuroticism predicts emotion-oriented coping whereas conscientiousness predicts task-oriented coping strategies. A better understanding of the role of personality traits and its relation to coping strategies may allow for more targeted and effective psychological interventions that will, in turn, improve inmates’ abilities to cope with stress.

【 授权许可】

CC BY