Table 2.

Regression analysis and ANOVA of Personality traits and Perceived Stress Scores

Personality factors	Perceived stress scores correlation coefficients
	r	r2	F statstic	significance
Neuroticism	0.57	0.33	145.61	*
Extraversion	0.29	0.08	27.87	*
Openness	0.06	0.003	2913.99	NS
Agreeableness	0.30	0.09	1462.66	*
Conscientiousness	0.27	0.07	23.64	*

Data obtained from 298 female nurses and linear regression analysis done. r - regression coefficient, F - F Statistic, P – significance, *P<0.001, NS:P>0.05