القدرة التنبؤية للعوامل الخمسة الكبرى للشخصية بالضغوط النفسية لدى طلاب الدراسات العليا بالأكاديمية الليبية بمدينة مصراتة

Abstract EN

This study aims at identifying the most common stress types in post graduates Students of Libyan Academy in Misurata and examining whether there are differences in stress attributed to students' sex, major, age, and marital status, and also identifying the nature of relationships between students' stress and big five personality factors and identifying if the big five personality factors may predict stress as well.

The study sample consisted of (400) Post Graduates male and female Students (Master Program) of LibyanAcademy in Misurata.

Participants responded to: A Scale of Stress (prepared by the researcher) and Big Five Questionnaire (Costa & Mc Crae, 1992) validated by Al-Ansari (2002).

Results revealed that the most common stress types in post graduates Students of Libyan Academy in Misurata are: Academic stress then emotional stress followed by social stress, then war related stress.

Results also revealed that female students in the scientific major feel more stress, married female students aged (more than 35 years) feel more Academic, emotional, and social stress.

Female students aged (more than 35 years) feel more war related stress.

There were statistically significant positive correlation coefficients between the scores of students on the scale of stress and their scores in the scale of neuroticism whereas there were statistically significant negative correlation coefficients between the scores of students on the scale of stress and their scores in extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness to experience).

The Researcher recommended designing counseling programs for reducing students' stress and developing positive characteristics of personality.