Personality Correlates of Coping with Military Basic Training

Abstract

Substantial associations between personality traits and coping style under stress were identified in recruits going through U.S. Navy basic training. The personality trait of conscientiousness was related to active problem solving efforts, while neuroticism was related to self-blame and wishful thinking. Unique coping styles could not be clearly identified for the personality dimensions of openness, agreeableness, and extraversion. The findings link stable psychological traits to situational coping reactions that may influence morale, performance, and health. These associations provide information that can be useful for models to explain how stable traits are translated into psychological processes that determine the effects of exposure to demanding situations. Keywords: Stress (Psychology), Naval personnel, Naval training.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA211152

Entities

People

  • David W. Kolar
  • Linda K. Hervig
  • Ross R. Vickers

Organizations

  • Naval Health Research Center

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Basic Training
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Classification
  • Human Behavior
  • Military Personnel
  • New York
  • Personality
  • Psychological Adaptation
  • Psychological Phenomena And Processes
  • Psychology
  • Regression Analysis
  • Security
  • Social Psychology
  • Social Sciences
  • Students
  • Thinking
  • Trainees

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Psychological Intervention/Treatment for Stress, Anxiety, PTSD, and Related Emotional and Cognitive Health Symptoms.
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.