Personality, sense of coherence and the coping of working mothers

dc.contributor.author	Herbst, Lettie
dc.contributor.author	Van der Westhuizen, Sanet
dc.contributor.author	Visser, Delene
dc.date.accessioned	2014-07-16T13:16:52Z
dc.date.available	2014-07-16T13:16:52Z
dc.date.issued	2007
dc.identifier.citation	Herbst, L., Coetzee, S. & Visser, D. (2007). Personality, sense of coherence and the coping of working mothers. South African Journal of Industrial Psychology, 33(3), 57-67.	en
dc.identifier.issn	2585200
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/13669
dc.description.abstract	The purpose of the study was to examine the relationships between personality dimensions, sense of coherence and coping styles among working mothers. The OPQ, OLQ and COPE questionnaires were administered to 120 married, working mothers. In view of contrasting results obtained by other researchers regarding the dimensionality of the COPE, its factorial validity and internal consistency were assessed. Exploratory factor analysis indicated that the COPE measured five factors with high degrees of internal consistency. Several personality dimensions and sense of coherence variables correlated significantly with the dependent variables (coping styles). It appeared that these independent variables predicted substantial percentages of the variability in the coping styles.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.title	Personality, sense of coherence and the coping of working mothers	en
dc.type	Article	en
dc.description.department	Industrial and Organisational Psychology	en