The influence of neuroticism, extraversion and openness on stress responses

Stress and Health

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 102-110

  Schneider, Tamera R ^a   Rench, Tara A ^a   Lyons, Joseph B ^a   Riffle, Rebecca R ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

emotional labour; organizational stress interventions prevention; personality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; EXTRAVERSION; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NEUROSIS; SELF EVALUATION; STRESS; TASK PERFORMANCE; THREAT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; EXTRAVERSION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; PERSONALITY; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858706174     PISSN: 15323005     EISSN: 15322998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smi.1409     Document Type: Article

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