The Relationship between Dominant Coping Strategies and Socio-Psychological Characteristics of Personality

Abstract

Coping behavior is considered as the main variable that affects the ability to resist the negative effects of various stressors. Factors and mechanisms for choosing certain coping strategies are of particular interest. Our study aims to identify the relationship between dominant coping behavior strategies and sociopsychological characteristics of personality. In a pilot study organized by the cross-section method, a survey of 57 Ukrainian teachers selected by random sampling was conducted. In accordance with the purpose of the study, diagnostic tools were used, such as versions of the Russian-language adaptation of the test of ways to overcome R. Lazarus and S. Folkman and the test-questionnaire R. Cattell. The main hypotheses of this study were tested by correlation analysis. The close connection between the dominant strategies of coping behavior and socio-psychological characteristics of the individual is revealed. The results obtained indicate the personal determinants of coping behavior. The study of the relationship between human personality traits and coping strategies will predict the coping reactions of the subject based on the diagnosis of his personality traits, as well as a deeper understanding of the mechanisms of integrative work of the personality as a subject.