The mediating role of five factors personality in regulating of relationship between perceived and objective stress and anxiety, depression, and physical symptoms in bank managers

Authors
vahideh salehmirhasani
nima ghorbani
ahmad alipour
valiallah farzad
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the mediating role of five factors personality in regulating of relationship between perceived and objective stress and anxiety, depression, and physical symptoms . 390 bank managers responded five factors personality ( NEO ) , perceived stress , objective stress , anxiety and depression scals and symptoms check list . The results showed the interaction between Neurotism , Extraversion , conscientiousness mediated the relationship of perceived stress with anxiety, depression and physical symptoms . Objective stress influenced by perceived stress that emphasized on importance of subjectivity of stress. Findings showed simultaneous interaction these factors (low Neurotism , high Extraversion , high conscientiousness ) leads to a reduction in the effects of stress .
Keywords
Personality Factors ( Neurotism
Extraversion
Openness to experience
agreeableness
conscientiousness )
perceived stress
objective stress
anxiety
depression
and physical symptoms