The Effect of Resilience on Perceived Stress Moderated by Extraversion Personality in Adolescents Living in Orphanages

摘要

Adolescents living in orphanages become are more easily depressed and experience a variety of psychological problems. Perceived stress is defined as the extent to which a person perceives that is experiencing stress which is characterized by the presence of unpredictable feelings or emotions, unable to control all things and feeling full of burden in recent times. This study aims to examine the effect of resilience on perceived stress with extraversion personality as a moderating variable. The research approach used is was quantitative research. Subjects in this study were adolescents who lived in orphanages totaling 105 people aged 12-18 years old. This study used instruments of the Resilience Scale (RS), Perceived Stress Scale dan Big Five Inventory (BFI). Research data were analyzed using Moderated Regression Analysis (MRA). The results showed that resilience had a positive influence on perceived stress. There is a potential for moderation that occurs when extraversion is able to provide a buffering effect on the relationship of resilience to perceived stress even though it has a small potential effect.