Investigating perceived stress levels and its underpining in Rabat-Sale-Kenitra Region, Morocco

Abstract

Background: Our attitude towards stress remains individual and unique and strongly depends on our perception. Our personality traits shape our perception of our resources and environmental constraints. Public service officers are a population under enormous pressure ; this is why it is interesting to study the interaction between perceived stress and big five within this population, in the Rabat-Sale-kenitra Region.Methods: The study involved a sample of 387 individuals whose 55.8% (n=216) are male and 44.2% (n=171) are female, with a minimum age of 22 years and a maximum age of 65 years, with an average age of 32.75 9.79. The big five inventory and the PSS10 were used for the collection of information.Results: Our results pointed to a significant and positive relationship between neurosis and perceived stress as well as a negative and significant relationship between the other four big five and perceived stress. Moreover, Neurosis and Extraversion predict a high perception of perceived stress, respectively in a positive and in a negative way.Conclusion: This study provides a better understanding of this interaction, which could now be taken into account through a primary intervention aimed at eliminating or controlling the risk factors present in the workplace in order to reduce their negative impacts on the individual.Keywords: Health and Epidemiological studies; personality traits; stress; Occupational health