Personality Factors as Moderators of the Psychological Impact of Life Stress
- 1 September 1982
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in South African Journal of Psychology
- Vol. 12 (3) , 76-80
- https://doi.org/10.1177/008124638201200304
Abstract
Six personality dimensions, derived by factor analysis from the 16 PF, were examined as possible moderators of the impact of recent life changes on psychological strain in a student sample. The results indicated a significant interaction effect for only one of these dimensions, extraversion, with high scorers (extraverts) appearing to be significantly more tolerant of recent life change than low scorers (introverts). This finding, which appears to be consistent with reports from other retrospective studies indicating that measures of arousal-seeking status moderate the psychological impact of life stress, is discussed in terms of Eysenck's theory of extraversion.Keywords
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