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The Relationship between Individual Personality Traits (Internality-Externality) and Psychological Distress in Employees in Japan
Author
Source
Depression Research and Treatment
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-07-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This study examines the relationship between the internality-externality (I-E) scale as an indicator of coping styles and the Kessler 6 (K6) scale as an indicator of psychological distress and analyzes the effects of sociodemographic and employment-related factors on this relationship.
Employees from Akita prefecture in Japan were invited to complete self-administered questionnaires.
A uniform pattern of findings emerged in the relationship between the two scales as follows: all the significant correlations were negative, that is, as the I-E score increased, the K6 score decreased.
Furthermore, significant effects were observed for the I-E scale regarding sex, age, education, employee type, and employment status and the K6 scale with multiple regression analyses.
Among these, the effect of the K6 scale was significant for the I-E scale in both males and females.
The results of this study may help improve mental health clinicians' understanding of psychological distress in employees.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Fushimi, Masahito. 2011. The Relationship between Individual Personality Traits (Internality-Externality) and Psychological Distress in Employees in Japan. Depression Research and Treatment،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Fushimi, Masahito. The Relationship between Individual Personality Traits (Internality-Externality) and Psychological Distress in Employees in Japan. Depression Research and Treatment No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-494197
American Medical Association (AMA)
Fushimi, Masahito. The Relationship between Individual Personality Traits (Internality-Externality) and Psychological Distress in Employees in Japan. Depression Research and Treatment. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-494197
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-494197