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Investigating the Influence of Extraversion and Neuroticism on Social Support and the Resulting Growth after Daily Negative Events

Ausländer, Hanna Judith (2023) Investigating the Influence of Extraversion and Neuroticism on Social Support and the Resulting Growth after Daily Negative Events.

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Abstract:Stress-related growth describes personal development after stressful situations. It can be achieved through different factors, among which one is the use of social support. How much the individual makes use of social support can be influenced by their personality. This study investigates the relationship between social support and daily stress-related growth, as well as the influence of the personality traits of extraversion and neuroticism on social support. Students (N=30), including 22 females and 8 males aged between 18 and 26 (M= 22.57; SD= 2.25), were filling out questionnaires in an app for seven days in a row that measured their use of social support, as well as their stress-related growth per day. At the end, they filled out a personality-questionnaire, which allowed the researcher to calculate their extraversion- and neuroticism-scores. Social support was positively related to stress-related growth. However, extraversion and neuroticism were not significantly related to social support. A mediation effect could be proved neither. Nevertheless, even though the current study had some insignificant results, further research is needed, as daily stress is common among people and predictors for stress-related growth are therefore a topic worth continuing to examine.
Item Type:Essay (Bachelor)
Faculty:BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences
Subject:77 psychology
Programme:Psychology BSc (56604)
Link to this item:https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/95667
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