organisational stress - Pondicherry University DSpace Portal

Personality ChamdensticsLazarus, (1966 & 197 1) has oplned that PC IS an Importantlndlvldual sltuauon la related to an mdlvldual's personahty trait.Some ~nd~vlduals are more prone to stress than others. The reasonl~es In d~firences m background vanables and cognltlve - affect~ved~fTerences Background vanables lnclude age, educat~on, mcome,cxpenence and deslgnatlon, whlch have been dealt wtth In detailIn chapter five Cognatlve affect~ve differences are psycholog~cal Innature These lnclude personal~t! tralts and dlmenslons l~keauthontanan~sm, ngd~n, tolerance of amb~gulty, needforach~evement, self - esteem and many other charactenstlcsIndividuals who have posit~ve images of themselves, andh~gh 'self -esteem' have more confidence in themselves and candeal succeaafully with stress. Likewse as per Lyons (1971) peoplewth hlgh tolerance for ambiguity, are less likely to see roleambiguity and role mnllict a8 stressful and therefore, they aremore Wtely to cope effectively with stress.