The Relationship between Birth Order, Personality, and Coping with Stress

Purpose Statement

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between personality and stress coping and birth order and stress coping. This study also aims to determine the difference between different types of personality and stress coping.

Hypotheses

There is a correlation between personality and stress coping

There is a correlation between birth order and stress coping

There is a significant difference between different types of personality and stress coping

There is a significant different between birth order, personality, and stress coping

This study aims to determine the impact of different factors on the stress coping ability of individuals. The factors that will be evaluated in this research include individual personality, birth order, and personality types.

The way human beings cope up with stress and their personality is important factors that contribute towards their psychological distress. In order to examine the relationship between personality and stress coping ability, the Temperament Character Inventory and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale can be used. The stress management ability and the behavior of individuals during stress are affected by different characteristics. These characteristics can be divided into internal and external factors. In order to develop a better understanding for the relationship between stress and coping, it is important to understand different conditions and their impact of various antecedent variables.

There are different studies which have examined the role of personality and its impact on perceived stress as well as the ability to cope with stress. The personality traits of individuals have an impact on intrapersonal and interpersonal resources. With respect to these variables, it is possible to understand the relationship between personality traits and perceived stress. The personality traits which are important in this regard include neuroticism and extraversion. The five-factor model of personality can also be used to examine ...