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The relationship between the big five personality dimensions and acute psychopathology : mediating and moderating effects of coping strategies
SUMMARY
Background: Prior research suggests that the Big Five personality dimensions might be associated with coping strategies as
well as acute psychopathology. The aim of the present study was to investigate direct and indirect associations between the Big Five
personality traits, coping styles, and psychopathological variables.
Subjects and methods: Subjects were 1140 adults from various institutions and regions in Hungary. A comprehensive test
battery was administered including the Big Five Inventory (BFI), Psychological Immune System Inventory (PISI), and some
subscales of the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI). Several moderation-mediation analyses were conducted using the PROCESS tool in
SPSS to test for influence paths.
Results: Coping and personality variables jointly accounted for 40% to 50% of variance in psychopathology outcome. Personality
dimensions of Extraversion, Conscientiousness and Emotional Stability had strongest predictive values. Emotional Stability
had a more direct and unmediated effect, whereas Extraversion and Conscientiousness effects were mediated by the Approach and
Self-regulation coping systems. In comparison to personality, coping style was generally a stronger predictor.
Conclusions: The findings of this study might add to better understanding of complex pathways leading from broad personality
dimensions to coping strategies and psychological (mal)adjustment
Property, financial and income analysis of the Debrecen waterworks
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Catalan and Hungarian Validation of the Zuckerman- Kuhlman-Aluja Personality Questionnaire (ZKA-PQ)
The goal of this study was to examine the cross-cultural validity and reliability of the Zuckerman-Kuhlman-
Aluja Personality Questionnaire (ZKA-PQ) – a recently published instrument for assessing the Zuckerman’s Alternative
Five Factor Personality Model – in Catalan and Hungarian speaking populations. The samples consisted of 1,564 subjects
from Catalonia and 1,647 from Hungary. Results showed a clear five-factor structure and acceptable alpha reliabilities of
the ZKA-PQ in both countries. Facets alpha average was 80.35 and 74.10 for Catalans and Hungarians respectively. The
factorial congruency coefficients indicated that both structures were equivalent, with a global value of .97. However,
the robust structure obtained with EFA yielded poor fit indices in the subsequent CFA. Altogether, the psychometric
findings were similar to those obtained in the original validation study carried out in Spanish and English populations.
Main country differences were found only in Neuroticism factor, with Hungarians scoring significantly lower that
Catalans. Nevertheless, country, sex and age explained only 18.6 % of Neuroticism varianc
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE BIG FIVE PERSONALITY DIMENSIONS AND ACUTE PSYCHOPATHOLOGY: MEDIATING AND MODERATING EFFECTS OF COPING STRATEGIES
Background: Prior research suggests that the Big Five personality dimensions might be associated with coping strategies as
well as acute psychopathology. The aim of the present study was to investigate direct and indirect associations between the Big Five
personality traits, coping styles, and psychopathological variables.
Subjects and methods: Subjects were 1140 adults from various institutions and regions in Hungary. A comprehensive test
battery was administered including the Big Five Inventory (BFI), Psychological Immune System Inventory (PISI), and some
subscales of the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI). Several moderation-mediation analyses were conducted using the PROCESS tool in
SPSS to test for influence paths.
Results: Coping and personality variables jointly accounted for 40% to 50% of variance in psychopathology outcome. Personality
dimensions of Extraversion, Conscientiousness and Emotional Stability had strongest predictive values. Emotional Stability
had a more direct and unmediated effect, whereas Extraversion and Conscientiousness effects were mediated by the Approach and
Self-regulation coping systems. In comparison to personality, coping style was generally a stronger predictor.
Conclusions: The findings of this study might add to better understanding of complex pathways leading from broad personality
dimensions to coping strategies and psychological (mal)adjustment
Factorial and diagnostic validity of the beck depression inventory-II (BDI-II) in Croatian primary health care
The aim of this study was to examine the factorial and diagnostic validity of the Beck Depression Inventory-Second Edition (BDI-II) in Croatian primary health care. Data were collected using a medical outpatient sample (N = 314). Reliability measured by internal consistency proved to be high. While the Velicer MAP Test showed that extraction of only one factor is satisfactory, confirmatory factor analysis indicated the best fit for a 3-factor structure model consisting of cognitive, affective and somatic dimensions. Receiver operating characteristics (ROC) analysis demonstrated the BDI-II to have a satisfactory diagnostic validity in differentiating between healthy and depressed individuals in this setting. The area under the curve (AUC), sensitivity and specificity were high with an optimal cut-off score of 15/16. The implications of these findings are discussed regarding the use of the BDI-II as a screening instrument in primary health care settings