Various health related problems caused by stress has increased dramatically despite attempts to reduce it. When investigating stress litterature it’s apparent that the results are multifaceted when explaining individual differences in stress perception. The purpose of this study is to examine whether neuroticism and/or gender affect the interpretetation of stressors. A personality test followed by a computerized Strooptest was conducted on 82 participants (men 37 and females 45) The stress produced by the Strooptest was measured by heart rate and a self ratede stress questionnaire. Results revealed that niether the degree of neuroticism or gender plays a significant part in stressperception.