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Is Perceived Stress of French University Students Related to Personality Traits?
Dalia Saleh, Lucia Romo, & Nathalie Camart
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DOI:10.17265/2159-5542/2017.01.004
Paris Nanterre University, Nanterre, France; Tishreen University, Latakia, Syria Paris Nanterre University, Nanterre, France; Centre Hospitalier Sainte Anne, Paris, France Paris Nanterre University, Nanterre, France
Introduction and goal: Whilst considering attending university as a potentially stressful situation, and in order to highlight predictors of stress in students, our goal is to assess the link between perceived stress and personality traits in this population. Methodology: We used, via online questionnaires, the perceived stress scale (PSS 10) and the French Big Five Inventory (BFI-Fr). The population consists of French university students (n = 483, Average age = 20.23, σ = 1.99). Results: The results show that 86.3% of students from the sample suffer from anxiety and 79.3% display depressive symptoms according to the PSS-10 scale. The regression model (R² = 0.48, p < 0.000) shows that conscientiousness (β = -0.2; p = 0.0000) negatively predicts perceived stress, whereas extraversion (β = 0.07; p = 0.03) and neuroticism (β = 0.66; p = 0.0000) predict it positively. Conclusion: The fact that neuroticism and extraversion predict a high level of perceived stress, whereas consciousness predicts a low level of perceived stress in students allows us to consider using this data for preventative and educational approaches to counter stress in this population.
personality traits, neuroticism, conscientiousness, perceived stress, student, university
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