TY - JOUR
T1 - The impact of personality traits on emotional responses to interpersonal stress
AU - Joo, Hong Jin
AU - Yeon, Bora
AU - Lee, Kyoung Uk
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Objective: The aim of the present study was to examine the impact of personality traits on emotional responses to interpersonal stress. Methods: Thirty-two healthy college students (18 men, 14 women; age 25.2±2.7 years) participated in the study. Mood and anxiety were assessed with the Beck Depression Inventory and the State Trait Anxiety Inventory. Personality traits were assessed with the Interpersonal Sensitivity Measure (IPSM). The subjective emotional responses of participants to different (i.e., negative, neutral, and positive) interpersonal feedback were measured. Results: Subject responses were positive to positive interpersonal feedback and negative to negative interpersonal feedback. The IPSM fragile inner self subscore was negatively correlated with the subjective emotional ratings in response to interpersonal feedback. No correlation was found between validation measures (i.e., the degree of attention in the task and task difficulty) and subjective emotional responses. Conclusion: Taken together, emotional responses to interpersonal stress may be modulated by personality traits and may impact health and psychological outcomes. Therefore, proper screening and stress management programs that focus on personality traits may improve the mental health of college students. Copyright
AB - Objective: The aim of the present study was to examine the impact of personality traits on emotional responses to interpersonal stress. Methods: Thirty-two healthy college students (18 men, 14 women; age 25.2±2.7 years) participated in the study. Mood and anxiety were assessed with the Beck Depression Inventory and the State Trait Anxiety Inventory. Personality traits were assessed with the Interpersonal Sensitivity Measure (IPSM). The subjective emotional responses of participants to different (i.e., negative, neutral, and positive) interpersonal feedback were measured. Results: Subject responses were positive to positive interpersonal feedback and negative to negative interpersonal feedback. The IPSM fragile inner self subscore was negatively correlated with the subjective emotional ratings in response to interpersonal feedback. No correlation was found between validation measures (i.e., the degree of attention in the task and task difficulty) and subjective emotional responses. Conclusion: Taken together, emotional responses to interpersonal stress may be modulated by personality traits and may impact health and psychological outcomes. Therefore, proper screening and stress management programs that focus on personality traits may improve the mental health of college students. Copyright
KW - Emotional stress
KW - Interpersonal relations
KW - Personality
KW - Psychological stress
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84861382113&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.9758/cpn.2012.10.1.54
DO - 10.9758/cpn.2012.10.1.54
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84861382113
SN - 1738-1088
VL - 10
SP - 54
EP - 58
JO - Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience
JF - Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience
IS - 1
ER -
