PERSONALITY AND GENDER AS PREDICTORS OF COPING WITH SUSPECTS IN POLICE CUSTODY
ABSTRACT
The psychology of personality is a very broad topic, to which people have taken diverse theoretical approaches (McAdams & Olson 20 I 0). Personality is easy to observe but hard to pin down. According to Allport (1961), personality is the dynamic organization within the person of the psychological and physical systems that underlie that person’s patterns of actions, thoughts, and feelings. What dynamics are assumed, however, and what systems are proposed to underlie those dynamics vary greatly across theoretical viewpoints.
Evidence has pointed to the robustness of personality traits in the explanation of subjective well-being (Costa, & McCrae, 1998; David & Suls, 1999). This has been admitted and applied in psychology, sociology and management (Clayson & Sheffect, 2006). The Five-Factor Model ((Costa & McCrae, 1989) has been widely used in investigating the role of personality on life satisfaction.
These factors of personality traits are extraversion, neuroticism, agreeableness, openness to experience and conscientiousness. Extroversion focuses mainly on the quantity and intensity of a relationship (Dneve & Cooper, 1998). Extraverted individuals tend to be sociable, gregarious and assertive (Costa & McCrae, 1992). They are prone to reward in interpersonal relationships (Watson & Clark, 1997), and are predisposed to experience positive emotion (Costa & McCrea, 1992).
Agreeable individuals are friendly and cooperative. Related behaviors include being flexible, trusting, forgiving and tolerant (McCrae & Costa, 1986). Associated behaviors of a conscientious individual include being careful, thorough, responsible, organized and achievement-oriented (McCrae & Costa, 1986).
Openness to experience describes imaginative and carouse tendencies. Highly open people are original, cultured, broadminded and intelligent (McCaer & Costa, 1986). Individuals who are high in neuroticism experience more negative life events than others (Magnus, Diener, Fujita, & Pavot, 1993). Related behaviors are being anxious, depressed, emotional, worried and insecure.
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TABLE OF CONTENT
Title page- – – – – – – – – i
Approval page – – – – – – – -ii
Dedication – – – – – – – – -iii
Acknowledgement – – – – – – – -iv
Abstract – – – – – – – – – -v
Table of content – – – – – – – -vi
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION – – – – – – – -1
1.0 Background of the study – – – – -1
1.1 Statement of the problem – – – – -5
1.2 Purpose of the study – – – – – -6
1.3 Significance of the study – – – – -8
1.4 Research questions – – – – – -9
1.5 Scope of the study – – – – – – -10
CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW – – – – – – -11
CHAPTER THREE
Research methodology – – – – – – -39
Design of study – – – – – – – -40
CHAPTER FOUR
Presentation, analysis and interpretation of data – -48
CHAPTER FIVE
Summary of findings – – – – – – -60
Conclusion – – – – – – – – -61
Recommendations – – – – – – – -62
Suggestions for further research – – – – -64
References – – – – – – – – -65
Appendix I – – – – — – – – -68
Questionnaire. – – – – – – – -69
PERSONALITY AND GENDER AS PREDICTORS OF COPING WITH SUSPECTS IN POLICE CUSTODY
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