Upplevelser av stress - en intervjustudie med personer som har hög respektive låg samvetsgrannhet
(2018) PSYK11 20191Department of Psychology
- Abstract
- The aim of this study was to investigate the experience of stress in individuals with high respectively low degree of conscientiousness. Semistructured interviews were conducted with six people who estimated high respectively low on conscientiousness. The material was analyzed using a thematic analysis and eight different themes were identified. The eight themes were: stress origins, stress reactions and stress symptoms, coping mechanisms, demands and control, need for social support and social relation, characteristics connected to conscientiousness, stress related to personality traits and self-reflection. The study found, in line with earlier theories and research, that stress is strongly related to expectations and a sense of control... (More)
- The aim of this study was to investigate the experience of stress in individuals with high respectively low degree of conscientiousness. Semistructured interviews were conducted with six people who estimated high respectively low on conscientiousness. The material was analyzed using a thematic analysis and eight different themes were identified. The eight themes were: stress origins, stress reactions and stress symptoms, coping mechanisms, demands and control, need for social support and social relation, characteristics connected to conscientiousness, stress related to personality traits and self-reflection. The study found, in line with earlier theories and research, that stress is strongly related to expectations and a sense of control within ones’ profession or workplace. It found that social support is important in order to handle and reduce stress. The study found that there are certain differences between people with high respectively low conscientiousness and in particular which specific factors triggering their stress. There was also a certain difference in how the participants perceived these characteristics, as an advantage and something positive or just as stressful. The results are discussed in relation to their implications for future research around stress issues and conscientiousness. (Less)
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Studiens syfte var att undersöka upplevelsen av stress hos individer med hög respektive låg grad av samvetsgrannhet. Semistrukturerade intervjuer genomfördes med sex deltagare som skattade högt respektive lågt på samvetsgrannhet. Materialet analyserades med tematisk analys och åtta teman identifierades. Dessa teman var: stressorer, stressreaktioner och stressymptom, coping, krav och kontroll, behovet av socialt stöd och sociala relationer, egenskaper och personlighetsdraget samvetsgrannhet, stress kopplat till personlighet samt självreflektion – en livsresa. I studien framkom, i likhet med tidigare teorier och forskning, att stress är starkt kopplad till krav och kontroll i arbetet samt att socialt stöd är av betydelse vid reducering och... (More)
- Studiens syfte var att undersöka upplevelsen av stress hos individer med hög respektive låg grad av samvetsgrannhet. Semistrukturerade intervjuer genomfördes med sex deltagare som skattade högt respektive lågt på samvetsgrannhet. Materialet analyserades med tematisk analys och åtta teman identifierades. Dessa teman var: stressorer, stressreaktioner och stressymptom, coping, krav och kontroll, behovet av socialt stöd och sociala relationer, egenskaper och personlighetsdraget samvetsgrannhet, stress kopplat till personlighet samt självreflektion – en livsresa. I studien framkom, i likhet med tidigare teorier och forskning, att stress är starkt kopplad till krav och kontroll i arbetet samt att socialt stöd är av betydelse vid reducering och hantering av stress. Det framkom att det fanns en viss skillnad mellan de som har hög respektive lågt samvetsgrannhet och vilka egenskaper de upplever som stressande. Det fanns även en viss skillnad i hur deltagarna upplevde dessa egenskaper, som en fördel och något positivt eller enbart som stressande. Resultaten diskuteras i förhållande till dess implikationer för fortsatt forskning kring upplevd stress och samvetsgrannhet. (Less)
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- author
- Gunnarsson, Karolina LU
- supervisor
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- Per Johnsson LU
- organization
- course
- PSYK11 20191
- year
- 2018
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- stress, stressorer, samvetsgrannhet, tematisk analys, stressors, conscientiousness, thematic analysis
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 8975134
- date added to LUP
- 2019-05-09 08:33:19
- date last changed
- 2019-05-09 08:33:19
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note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Upplevelser av stress - en intervjustudie med personer som har hög respektive låg samvetsgrannhet}},
year = {{2018}},
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