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Individual Differences and Stress - Stress Management
Management Concepts & Organisational Behaviour - Stress Management
Individual Differences and Stress - Stress Management
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You have already understood that individuals differ in their personality characteristics.
Individual
Differences and Stress
You have already understood that individuals differ in their personality characteristics. These differences determine the stress levels experienced by the people. Two people may be exposed to the same sources of stress like meeting a deadline for achieving a goal. However, in terms of stress levels they may be different.
Some individuals are more prone to stress than others. It may be on account of demographic differences and cognitive differences. Demographic differences are related to age, health, education and occupation. Age causes stress because as people go through the life stages, certain things are expected of them. As they grow, they have to shoulder greater responsibilities. Health is another factor influencing stress. Healthy people can cope with stress more than sick people. Education is also important in this context. If the person is not educated, he feels unworthy and that may cause stress. Coming to occupation, it is needless to say that every occupation involves some kind of stress or other.
You have already understood that individuals differ in their personality characteristics. These differences determine the stress levels experienced by the people. Two people may be exposed to the same sources of stress like meeting a deadline for achieving a goal. However, in terms of stress levels they may be different.
Some individuals are more prone to stress than others. It may be on account of demographic differences and cognitive differences. Demographic differences are related to age, health, education and occupation. Age causes stress because as people go through the life stages, certain things are expected of them. As they grow, they have to shoulder greater responsibilities. Health is another factor influencing stress. Healthy people can cope with stress more than sick people. Education is also important in this context. If the person is not educated, he feels unworthy and that may cause stress. Coming to occupation, it is needless to say that every occupation involves some kind of stress or other.
Cognitive differences are
satisfaction, locus of control and type of personality. Persons having greater
urge for satisfaction work hard and try
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