Prosocial Personality Traits and Adaptation to Stress

2011 ◽  
Vol 39 (10) ◽  
pp. 1337-1348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gloria Garcia-Banda ◽  
Mateu Servera ◽  
Karin Chellew ◽  
Victoria Meisel ◽  
Joana Fornes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Public Speaking ◽  
Eysenck Personality Questionnaire ◽  
Cortisol Response ◽  
Personality Questionnaire ◽  
Cortisol Reactivity ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Response To Stress ◽  
Cortisol Responses ◽  
Neo Five Factor Inventory

Evidence suggests that personality traits may play a significant role in individual differences in cortisol reactivity in stressful situations. In this study, cortisol responses to public speaking were examined to test hypotheses that reactivity would be positively related to openness, agreeableness, and conscientiousness, and negatively to extraversion, neuroticism, and psychoticism, respectively. A sample of 75 students (56 women and 19 men) completed the NEO Five-Factor Inventory (Costa & McCrae, 1992) and the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire-Revised (Eysenck & Eysenck, 1985), and 2 saliva samples were taken before and after the stressor, and another 2 samples at similar times on a control day. Results revealed that conscientiousness was associated with an enhanced cortisol response to stress, while psychoticism was correlated with a blunted response.

No Evidence for a Close Relationship between Personality Traits and Circadian Cortisol Rhythm or a Single Cortisol Stress Response

1999 ◽  
Vol 84 (3) ◽  
pp. 840-842 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. C. Schommer ◽  
B. M. Kudielka ◽  
D. H. Hellhammer ◽  
C. Kirschbaum
Keyword(s):  
Stress Response ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Psychosocial Stress ◽  
Eysenck Personality Questionnaire ◽  
Personality Questionnaire ◽  
Single Exposure ◽  
Free Cortisol ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
Cortisol Responses

Personality traits measured with the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire—Revised did not show associations with basal or stimulated concentrations of Cortisol in a sample of 81 subjects. Cortisol responses to a single exposure to psychosocial stress as well as circadian salivary-free Cortisol patterns did not distinguish between subjects with high or low scores on Extraversion, Neuroticism, or Psychoticism, respectively.

Aerodynamic and Acoustic Voice Measures Before and After an Acute Public Speaking Stressor

2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (10) ◽  
pp. 3311-3325
Author(s):  
Brittany L. Perrine ◽  
Ronald C. Scherer
Keyword(s):  
Fundamental Frequency ◽  
Salivary Cortisol ◽  
Public Speaking ◽  
Stress System ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Subglottal Pressure ◽  
Response To Stress ◽  
System Activation ◽  
Speaking Fundamental Frequency ◽  
Pituitary Adrenal Axis

Purpose The goal of this study was to determine if differences in stress system activation lead to changes in speaking fundamental frequency, average oral airflow, and estimated subglottal pressure before and after an acute, psychosocial stressor. Method Eighteen vocally healthy adult females experienced the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST) to activate the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis. The TSST includes public speaking and performing mental arithmetic in front of an audience. At seven time points, three before the stressor and four after the stressor, the participants produced /pa/ repetitions, read the Rainbow Passage, and provided a saliva sample. Measures included (a) salivary cortisol level, (b) oral airflow, (c) estimated subglottal pressure, and (d) speaking fundamental frequency from the second sentence of the Rainbow Passage. Results Ten of the 18 participants experienced a hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis response to stress as indicated by a 2.5-nmol/L increase in salivary cortisol from before the TSST to after the TSST. Those who experienced a response to stress had a significantly higher speaking fundamental frequency before and immediately after the stressor than later after the stressor. No other variable varied significantly due to the stressor. Conclusions This study suggests that the idiosyncratic and inconsistent voice changes reported in the literature may be explained by differences in stress system activation. In addition, laryngeal aerodynamic measures appear resilient to changes due to acute stress. Further work is needed to examine the influence of other stress systems and if these findings hold for dysphonic individuals.

EXAMINING THE PREDICTIVE EFFECT OF IMPULSIVITY LEVELS AND PERSONALITY TRAITS ON METACOGNITIVE THOUGHTS

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ece Naz ERMİŞ
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Healthy Population ◽  
Eysenck Personality Questionnaire ◽  
Personality Questionnaire ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Cognitive Awareness ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Predictive Effect

AbstractThe aim of this study was to determine the predictive effects of impulsivity levels and distinct personality traits (neuroticism, extraversion and psychotic) on metacognitive thoughts across a healthy population. The study was carried out with 69 university students who were selected randomly (60 female, 9 male; 18-28 ages). Eysenck Personality Questionnaire, MCQ-30 Metacognition Scale, Barratt Impulsiveness Scale-Short Form and a demographical information form were used for data collection. Regression analyses were used in data examining. Findings revealed a statistically significant positive effect of neuroticism on metacognition. According to statistical analysis, there was a predictive effect of non-planning subscale scores of impulsivity on cognitive awareness subscale scores of metacognition. Furthermore, there was a statistically significant predictive effect of attentional subscale scores of impulsivity on cognitive confidence subscale scores of metacognition scale. The results were discussed regarding the limitations of the study and the suggestions were provided for future studies. KeyWords: Metacognition, Impulsivity, Personality   

Approfondire la giustizia organizzativa nel contesto ospedaliero: tratti di personalitŕ o intelligenza emotiva?

RISORSA UOMO ◽  
2013 ◽  
pp. 495-507
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Organizational Justice ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Eysenck Personality Questionnaire ◽  
Personality Questionnaire ◽  
Italian Version ◽  
Emotional Quotient Inventory ◽  
New Research

This study aims to take an in-depth look at the role of personality traits and emotional intelligence in relation to organizational justice. The Italian version of the Organizational Justice Scale (OJS), the Italian version of the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire Revised Short Form (EPQ-RS) and the Italian version of the Bar-On Emotional Quotient Inventory (Bar-On EQ-i) were administered to 241 nurses. The emotional intelligence dimensions add a significant percentage of incremental variance compared to variances due to personality traits with respect to organizational justice. The results highlight the role of emotional intelligence and its relationship with organizational justice, offering new research and intervention perspectives.

Impact of Extroversion and Introversion on Language-Learning Behaviors

2013 ◽  
Vol 41 (5) ◽  
pp. 819-825 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Naci Kayaoğlu
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Second Language Learning ◽  
Cognitive Strategies ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Eysenck Personality Questionnaire ◽  
Personality Questionnaire ◽  
Language Learning Strategies ◽  
Communicative Strategies

Despite the fact that personality factors and learning strategies are of great importance in success with language learning, the link between extroversion and introversion and language-learning strategies has received little attention from researchers. Therefore, I investigated whether or not there is any correlation between these personality traits and language-learning strategies. Participants in the study were 106 extroverted and 94 introverted students. The Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ) and the Strategy Inventory for Second Language Learning (SILL) were employed. The findings indicated that, with the exception of communicative strategies, introverted learners used a greater range of metacognitive and cognitive strategies than did extroverted learners.

Personality and Mental Health: Arabic Scale of Mental Health, Eysenck Personality Questionnaire, and NEO Five Factor Inventory

2012 ◽  
Vol 111 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed M. Abdel-Khalek
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Students ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Eysenck Personality Questionnaire ◽  
Personality Questionnaire ◽  
Health It ◽  
Orthogonal Components ◽  
Neo Five Factor Inventory ◽  
Positive Traits

The aim of this research was to explore associations of mental health and personality factors through two studies. Two separate convenience samples of volunteer Kuwaiti college students took part in the study ( n1 =193, n2=128). Their ages ranged between 18 and 32 years. They responded, in small group sessions, to the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire and to Costa and McCrae's Five Personality Factors in their Arabic forms. In addition, both samples responded to the Arabic Scale of Mental Health (ASMH). In the first study, scorers on the ASMH were significantly correlated ( r) with Neuroticism (–.63), Extraversion (.57), and Lie (.22) scores. Two orthogonal components were retained and labeled “Mental health and Extraversion versus Neuroticism,” and “Psychoticism versus Lie.” In Study 2, mental health scores were significantly positively correlated with Conscientiousness (.62), Extraversion (.59), Agreeableness (.34), and Openness (.26) scores, and negatively with Neuroticism (–.62) scores. Two orthogonal components were retained and labeled “Mental health, Agreeableness, Extraversion versus Neuroticism,” and “Openness, Conscientiousness, and Mental health.” It was concluded that the salient associations of the ASMH were with positive traits and scores on Extraversion, Conscientiousness (positive), and with Neuroticism (negative), indicating good construct validity of the ASMH.

scholarly journals Personality in patients with pituitary adenomas is characterized by increased anxiety-related traits: comparison of 70 acromegalic patients with patients with non-functioning pituitary adenomas and age- and gender-matched controls

2009 ◽  
Vol 160 (3) ◽  
pp. 367-373 ◽  
Author(s):  
C Sievers ◽  
M Ising ◽  
H Pfister ◽  
C Dimopoulou ◽  
H J Schneider ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Pituitary Adenomas ◽  
Eysenck Personality Questionnaire ◽  
Healthy Controls ◽  
Personality Questionnaire ◽  
Novelty Seeking ◽  
Social Conformity ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Non Functioning Pituitary Adenomas

ObjectiveAlthough neuropsychiatric and morphological brain alterations in acromegalic patients have been described and a distinct disease personality is clinically suspected, this has never been systematically investigated. We examined whether patients with acromegaly showed an altered personality profile compared with patients with non-functioning pituitary adenomas and healthy controls.Design and methodsIn this cross-sectional study, 70 acromegalic patients and 58 patients with non-functioning pituitary adenomas were compared with 140 mentally healthy population controls, matched for age and gender. Personality traits were measured by standardized personality questionnaires (Eysenck personality questionnaire-RK and tridimensional personality questionnaire).ResultsCompared with healthy controls, acromegalic patients described themselves as distinctly more harm avoidant and neurotic and presented themselves with high social conformity. On harm avoidant subscales, they reported more anticipatory worries and pessimism, higher fear of uncertainty, higher fatigability and asthenia. This personality pattern was not specific for acromegaly, but could similarly be observed in patients with non-functioning pituitary adenomas. However, specific for patients with GH-producing adenomas was an even more reduced novelty-seeking behaviour, especially in terms of lower impulsiveness, compared with patients with non-functioning pituitary adenomas.ConclusionPatients with pituitary adenomas show a distinct pattern of increased anxiety-related personality traits compared with the general population, potentially as a result of the pituitary lesion and/or associated hormonal dysregulations and comorbidities. Acromegaly is additionally associated with reduced impulsivity and novelty-seeking behaviour, which might affect patients' management and their quality of life.

scholarly journals Relações entre esportividade e traços de personalidade de esportistas eletrônicos amadores do Rio de Janeiro (Relationship between sportsmanship and personality traits of amateur electronic sportsmen from Rio de Janeiro) (Relaciones entre deportividad y

Retos ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 537-542
Author(s):  
Dirceu Ribeiro Gama ◽  
Marcel Amaral De Queiroz ◽  
Matheus Cristino Cordeiro ◽  
Jean Marinho Eftimie ◽  
Rodrigo Souza Vale
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Eysenck Personality Questionnaire ◽  
Personality Questionnaire ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
Moderate Negative Correlation ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Spearman’S Correlation ◽  
Moderate Positive Correlation ◽  
Janeiro City

Resumo: O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar as relações entre esportividade e traços de personalidade de esportistas eletrônicos amadores do Rio de Janeiro. A amostra foi composta de 36 esportistas eletrônicos amadores, todos residentes na cidade do Rio de Janeiro. Os instrumentos para coleta de dados foram o Questionário de Personalidade de Eysenck; Questionário de Atitudes no Esporte; e um questionário suplementar de cunho sociodemográfico. O teste de correlação de Spearman mostrou uma correlação negativa moderada da variável idade com os traços de personalidade Psicoticismo (rho= -0,424; p= 0,010) e Neuroticismo (rho= -0,386; p= 0,020), e com a dimensão Convenção (rho= -0,452; p= 0,006). A variável anos de jogo exibiu correlação positiva moderada com a dimensão Antidesportivismo (rho= 0,410; p= 0,013). A variável horas semanais praticadas também acusou uma correlação positiva moderada com o Antidesportivismo (rho= 0,345; p= 0,039). Observou-se uma correlação positiva moderada entre o Psicoticismo e a dimensão Convenção (rho= 0,360; p= 0,031). A Extroversão correlacionou-se positiva e moderadamente com a dimensão Trapaça (rho= 0,351; p= 0,036). O Neuroticismo e as dimensões Empenho (rho= 0,372; p= 0,025) e Convenção (rho= 0,447 p= 0,006) correlacionaram-se de modo positivo e moderado. Conclui-se que os graus de esportividade de esportistas eletrônicos estão relacionados a determinados traços de personalidade.Abstract: The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between sportsmanship and personality traits of amateur electronic sportsmen from Rio de Janeiro. The sample consisted of 36 amateur electronic sportsmen, all residents at Rio de Janeiro city. The instruments for data collection were the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire; the Sport Attitudes Questionnaire; and a supplementary sociodemographic questionnaire. Spearman's correlation test showed a moderate negative correlation between the age variable and the personality traits Psychoticism (rho= -0,424; p= 0,010) and Neuroticism (rho= -0,386; p= 0,020), and the Convention dimension (rho= -0,452; p= 0,006). The variable years of practice exhibited moderate positive correlation with the dimension Unsportsmanship (rho= 0,410; p= 0,013). The variable hours per week practiced also showed a moderate positive correlation with Unsportsmanship (rho= 0,345; p= 0,039). There was a moderate positive correlation between Psychoticism and the Convention dimension (rho= 0,360; p= 0,031). Extroversion correlated positively and moderately with the Cheat dimension (rho= 0,351; p= 0,036). Neuroticism and the Commitment (rho= 0,372; p= 0,025) and Convention (rho= 0,447 p= 0,006) dimensions were correlated positively and moderately. One concludes that the sportsmanship levels of electronic sportsmen are related to certain personality traits.Resumen: El objetivo de este estudio fue analizar la relación entre deportividad y rasgos de personalidad de deportistas electrónicos amadores de Río de Janeiro. La muestra consistió en 36 deportistas electrónicos amadores, todos residentes en la ciudad de Río de Janeiro. Los instrumentos para la recolección de datos fueron el Cuestionario de personalidad de Eysenck; Cuestionario de actitudes deportivas; y un cuestionario sociodemográfico suplementario. La prueba de correlación de Spearman mostró una correlación negativa moderada de la variable edad con los rasgos de personalidad Psicoticismo (rho= -0,424; p= 0,010) y Neuroticismo (rho= -0,386; p= 0,020), y con la dimensión Convención (rho= -0,452; p= 0,006). La variable años de juego exhibiero una correlación positiva moderada con la dimensión Antideportividad (rho= 0,410; p= 0,013). Las horas semanales practicadas también mostraron una correlación positiva moderada con la Antideportividad (rho= 0,345; p= 0,039). Hubo una correlación positiva moderada entre el Psicoticismo y la dimensión de la Convención (rho= 0,360; p= 0,031). La Extroversión se correlacionó positiva y moderadamente con la dimensión Trapaza (rho= 0,351; p= 0,036). El Neuroticismo y las dimensiones de Empeño (rho= 0,372; p= 0,025) y Convención (rho= 0,447 p= 0,006) se correlacionaron positiva y moderadamente. Se concluye que los grados de Deportividad de los deportes electrónicos están relacionados con ciertos rasgos de personalidad.

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