Rooyesh-e- Ravanshenasi Journal(RRJ)

Abstract

The aim of this study was to compare five-factor model of personality and coping style in artists whom work in the fields of poetry, music, theater and painting with ordinary people. For sampling, groups of artists from artists working in the city's Museum of Contemporary Art, Cultural Center of the Sun and the members of poetry and literature were selected.

For ordinary people the simple random sampling was used. Two questionnaires were used to collect information. Which contains short form of NEO personality questionnaire (60 questions) and  Lazarus' coping styles questionnaire. Results showed that among personality traits, openness to experience, agreeableness and among coping styles, self-control and problem solving tough on artists and ordinary people is different. According to the scores on these variables, in all these variables, artists scores are higher than normal.