PERSONALITY AND COPING STYLES TO STRESS: THEIR COMBINED AND INDIVIDUAL EFFECTS ON WORK ADJUSTMENT.

Abstract

The study examines how personality traits, stress-coping styles, and workplace adaptation interact to influence organizational performance. Using a sample of 1,365 employees, the NEO Five-Factor Inventory Short Form (NEO-FFI) and the Coping Strategies Questionnaire (CAE) were administered. Through Spearman’s rank-order correlation analysis, a significant association was identified between the trait Conscientiousness and problem-solving-focused coping (ρ = .518), indicating that individuals with higher levels of discipline and organization manage stress more effectively. Moreover, profiles exhibiting high workplace adaptation were characterized by elevated scores in Conscientiousness and emotional stability, along with reduced use of dysfunctional strategies. These findings underscore the importance of incorporating personality and coping assessments into personnel selection and development, as well as of promoting training in problem-solving and emotional-regulation skills.