Volume : VII, Issue : X, October - 2018

PERSONALITY AND COPING STYLES AMONG POST–GRADUATION STUDENTS

Sebin James, G. Venkatesh Kumar

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Personality is defined as a dynamic and organized set of characteristics of an individual that uniquely influences his or her cognitions, motivations, and behaviors in various situations. Coping is often defined as efforts to prevent or diminish threat, harm and loss, or to reduce associated distress. Personality make–up of the students seems to impact their approach to coping with pressure.The aim of this study was to understand the relationship between personality and coping styles of boys and girls studying at post–graduation level. The sample consists of 120 post–graduation students (60 female, 60 male) from different colleges in Mysore. The participants were asked to complete the Type A Type B Behavioral Pattern Scale and Cope Inventory. The results of the study revealed that there is a significant relationship between Type B personality and problem focused coping style and female usesless useful coping style more than men.

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Sebin James, G. Venkatesh Kumar, PERSONALITY AND COPING STYLES AMONG POST–GRADUATION STUDENTS, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-10 | October-2018

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