The Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence and Personality Traits with Stress in among Obsessive-Compulsive Patients

Today, one of the most important problems of human societies is the issue of stress among different people, especially patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Because this phenomenon is influenced by various factors, it can cause psychological, physical, and physical complications for the individual and the community. Therefore, it is important to investigate and identity the affecting factors on this issue. The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between emotional intelligence and personality traits with stress among 50 obsessive-compulsive patients in Shiraz by the using Baran's Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire, Personality Characteristics (NEO), and Conflict Stress Strategies (CISS) Andler and Parker (1990) with available sampling method. The results of the relationship between some of the components of emotional intelligence and stress showed that there was a significant and inverse relationship (sig < 0.05 & 0.01). Also, there was a significant and inverse relationship between personality traits and stress (sig < 0.01). Therefore, the findings showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between personality trait and psychological stress (sig=0.434). But there is a negative and significant relationship between other personality traits and stress at the level of Sig<0.01. Also, the results of regression analysis (multiple regression simultaneously) showed that, the components of emotional intelligence totaling 49% and personality traits totaling 43% of the variance of stress explained and were able to predict stress as negatively in patients with obsessive-compulsive. Therefore, it can be concluded that emotional intelligence and personality traits have an effect on stress reduction.