Indirect and direct associations between personality and psychological distress mediated by dispositional coping
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2014Source
Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and AppliedVolume
148Issue
5Pages
549-567Google Scholar check
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The present study examines the association between coping and personality, by testing the hypothesis that dispositional coping mediates the relationship between personality and psychological distress. Canonical correlations evaluated the degree of the association among personality and coping dimensions in a community sample (N = 489) from Cyprus. Results partially support the hypothesized mediation model with Agreeableness predicting distress through the full mediation of avoidant coping, expression of negative feelings and active-positive coping. Partial mediation was found for Neuroticism and Openness. Canonical correlations deciphered how coping relates to the Big Five dimensions. Neuroticism was mostly associated with maladaptive coping, whereas Conscientiousness and Extraversion with adaptive coping. © 2014 Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.