Comparison of personality abilities, coping styles, and self-efficacy in two groups of women (housewife and teacher)

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 General Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Marvdasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran

2 Department of Clinical Psychology, Torbat-e-Jam Branch, Islamic Azad University, Torbat-e-Jam, Iran.

3 MSc Student in Family Counseling, Isfahan Branch, Payame Noor University, Isfahan, Iran.

4 Master of Clinical Psychology, Department of Clinical Psychology, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudehen, Iran

Abstract

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Introduction: The purpose of this study was to compare the personality abilities, coping styles and self-efficacy in two groups of female housewives and second-grade female teachers in Kashan.
Methods: In this research, descriptive method has been used with causal-comparative approach. The population of this study consisted of all second-grade female teachers in Kashan city in 2012-2013 and female housewives of Kashan who were selected by random sampling method in two groups of 180 people. To collect the data, Personality Inventory Questionnaire was used by Patterson and Seligman (2004), Andler & Packer Stress Coping Style Questionnaire (1990) and General Sherer et al. (1982) Self-efficacy Questionnaire. In order to analyze the data The independent t-test and variance analysis were used for t-test.
Results: The results showed that there was a significant difference between the two groups of housewives (468.05) and female teachers (490.54) in personality abilities (p <0.05), and female teachers with an average of 59.556 problem-oriented circles and housewives In addition, the average score of 0.833 was more than the other types of excitement circuit, and there was no significant difference between the two groups of housewives (60.41) and female teachers (58.92) in the self-efficacy variable (p> 0.05).
Conclusion: So, it can be concluded that teachers are more skilful in dealing with stressful situations and housewives in terms of personality abilities, humanity, courage, justice, mediation and excellence than housewives and female teachers. They use emotional styles.

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