The Relationship Between Personality Traits and Coping Styles Among First-Time and Recurrent Prisoners in Poland

Individuals with certain personality traits employ adaptive coping strategies. Little research, however, has examined coping strategies among incarcerated individuals. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 465 males who served time in five different prisons in Poland. We examined the relations...

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Published in:Frontiers in Psychology
Main Authors: Magdalena Leszko, Rafał Iwański, Aneta Jarzębińska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-01-01
Subjects:
coping strategies
incarceration
personality traits
prisoners
stress
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02969/full
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Summary:Individuals with certain personality traits employ adaptive coping strategies. Little research, however, has examined coping strategies among incarcerated individuals. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 465 males who served time in five different prisons in Poland. We examined the relationship between the Big Five personality dimensions and coping styles, and the results demonstrated that neuroticism predicts emotion-oriented coping whereas conscientiousness predicts task-oriented coping strategies. A better understanding of the role of personality traits and its relation to coping strategies may allow for more targeted and effective psychological interventions that will, in turn, improve inmates’ abilities to cope with stress.
ISSN:1664-1078

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