Personality traits and occupational stress among special needs education teachers

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ID15345883
AuthorsOlufemi Timothy Adigun (0000-0001-6079-1690, University of Zululand, corresponding author), Mandla Hlongwane (University of Zululand), Mandla Morris Hlongwane (University of Zululand), Oluwaseyi Olabisi Isaiah (University of Ibadan), Olugbenga Ojo Isaiah (University of Ibadan)
Year2021
Volume31
Issue6
Pages595-601
Publication date2021-11-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Psychology in Africa (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1433-0237 • E-ISSN: 1815-5626
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14330237.2021.1978181
OpenAlexW3208285909
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited50

We assessed the association between personality traits, sex, and occupational stress among special needs education teachers. A total of 472 special needs education teachers from Southwest Nigeria were participants (female = 39.2%; age range 23 to 58 years, special education school = 23). A logistic regression analysis indicated that the teachers with higher levels of extraversion and openness had the highest likelihood of occupational stress, and male teachers had a greater likelihood of occupational stress as compared to female teachers. Our findings were contrary to expectation as teachers with higher levels of extraversion and openness tend to have a lower likelihood for occupational stress and female teachers to have a higher likelihood for occupational stress. These findings suggest gendered resilience in females in patriarchal Nigeria

Big Five personality traits · Developmental psychology · Extraversion and introversion · Logistic regression · Occupational stress · Openness to experience · Personality · Psychological resilience · Stress (linguistics · Clinical Psychology · Emotional Intelligence and Performance · Medicine · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology

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