Article archive / June 1, 2010
Originally published: . Volume 1, No. 10. Source pages: 5.
Mr. Todd Lobrano, a doctoral student in counseling psychology at Louisiana Tech was awarded the first place honor for his research, “The Ability of Personality Traits to Predict Vulnerability to Stress in College Students.” Dr. Eric Deemer, a faculty member at LaTech, worked with Mr. Lobrano on the research. Todd investigated how certain personality traits and demographic variables predict a student’s vulnerability to stress. He gave 253 participants five factor personality measures and the Student-life Stress Inventory, and calculated a hierarchal regression. He found “gender, grade level, GPA, and expected performance were the only significant predictors of vulnerability to stress when conscientiousness was present. Alternatively, neuroticism and its interactions with GPA and expected performance was an effective predictor of stress when conscientiousness was removed from the equation.” (LPA Newsletter, 1, 2.)
Mr. Todd Lobrano was awarded first place for his poster presentation about stress and personality in students, at LPA. Left, President-Elect Dr. Kelly Ray presents Todd with award. (Photos courtesy of LPA Newsletter.)
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