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:: Volume 6, Issue 2 (Summer 2006) ::
J Ardabil Univ Med Sci 2006, 6(2): 188-194 Back to browse issues page
A Study of the Relationship of Personality Traits, Stress and Stress Coping Skills with Humoral Immune System in Nurses
Mohammad Narimani * , Yoosof Khonya , Abbas Abolghasemi , Masoud Ganji , Gafar Majidi
, Narimani @umu.ac.ir
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 Background & Objectives: Clinical findings show that stress can gradually affect the activity of various systems of the body such as immune system and impair them. Different variables potentiate and modify this effect. This research aimed at studying the relationship of personality traits (self-respect, tenacity, type A personality), stress, and stress coping skills with immune system status in nurses.

 Methods: In this descriptive-analytical study, 246 individuals were selected by simple random sampling method. At the first stage, the subjects on the job completed the questionnaires of self-respect, tenacity, type A personality, stress, and stress coping skills. At the second stage to determine the amount of antibodies, 2-cc blood of the subjects was assessed. The data were analyzed using correlational methods.

  Results: The findings indicated a significant, positive and meaningful relationship of immunoglobulin antibody with “self-respect”, and IgM antibody with “type A personality” in male nurses (p<0.05). But there was no significant relationship between the immune system variables and tenacity, stress, and stress coping skills. From among the predictive variables (self-respect, tenacity, type A personality, stress, and stress coping skills) only the stress variable had significant relationship with the criterion variable (IgA antibody)(p=0.05).

 Conclusion: Regarding the results it can be said that self-respect may adjust IgG variable in stress positions (especially in chronic stress). So in hard jobs such as nursing, psychological characteristics should be considered as an important job factor along with physical capabilities.

Keywords: Self-respect, Tenacity, type A Personality, Stress, Stress Coping Skills, Humoral Immune System
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Received: 2005/09/7 | Accepted: 2006/04/26 | Published: 2006/10/31
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Narimani M, Khonya Y, Abolghasemi A, Ganji M, Majidi G. A Study of the Relationship of Personality Traits, Stress and Stress Coping Skills with Humoral Immune System in Nurses. J Ardabil Univ Med Sci 2006; 6 (2) :188-194
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Volume 6, Issue 2 (Summer 2006) Back to browse issues page
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