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The Effects of the Big Five Personality Traits on Stress among Robot Programming Students

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  • Anita Pollak

    (Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice, 40-126 Katowice, Poland)

  • Małgorzata Dobrowolska

    (Institute of Education and Communication Research, Silesian University of Technology, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland)

  • Anna Timofiejczuk

    (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland)

  • Mateusz Paliga

    (Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice, 40-126 Katowice, Poland)

Abstract

This paper presents relationships between personality traits and stress levels in light of the transactional model of stress. The framework of the transactional model was applied to determine the significance of work with a robot for primary and secondary stress appraisal made by an individual. We decided to use the Big Five personality traits model as one which integrates the dimensions of personality and had been previously applied to research on stress. The participants in our three-wave study were 105 students doing an industrial robots programming course. Using Ten Item Personality Inventory (TIPI) and Questionnaire for Primary and Secondary Appraisal (PASA) questionnaires, we gathered information about the students’ personality, the level of anticipated stress, and the stress experienced while working with a robot after 6 and 12 weeks. The obtained results prove that emotional stability is significant for secondary appraisal of anticipated stress. The results also show that openness to experience is a negative predictor, whereas conscientiousness is a positive predictor of primary stress appraisal. The ability to cope with stress after 12 weeks of work with a robot is appraised as higher by older, more conscientious, and introverted people. The obtained results are discussed from the psychological perspective of stress and personality, which complements earlier studies in technical sciences. The limitations of the study are also indicated.

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  • Anita Pollak & Małgorzata Dobrowolska & Anna Timofiejczuk & Mateusz Paliga, 2020. "The Effects of the Big Five Personality Traits on Stress among Robot Programming Students," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(12), pages 1-11, June.
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    1. Romualdas Bausys & Fausto Cavallaro & Rokas Semenas, 2019. "Application of Sustainability Principles for Harsh Environment Exploration by Autonomous Robot," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(9), pages 1-18, April.
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    1. Claudia Salceanu, 2021. "Big-Five Personality Traits and Cognitive Skills in Higher Education in the Pandemic Context," Postmodern Openings, Editura Lumen, Department of Economics, vol. 12(3), pages 267-287, August.

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