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Relation between resilience and personality traits: The role of hopelessness and age

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Nieto, Marta, Visier, María E., Silvestre, Inmaculada Nayara, Navarro, Beatriz, Serrano, Juan Pedro, Martínez‐Vizcaíno, Vicente·2023·Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

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Resilience refers to the process by which individuals use the ability to cope with challenges to successfully adapt to adverse situations, inclining towards the future and hope. The main aim of this study was to analyze the relation between resilience, personality traits, and hopelessness. Furthermore, we conducted comparisons between two age groups: young and older adults. The sample comprised 439 Spanish participants (66.7% women; M = 43.73, SD = 26.41; age range = 18-98 years). The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, NEO-Five Factor Inventory, and Beck Hopelessness Scale were used to measure the main study variables. The results revealed a negative relation between resilience and neuroticism, and a positive association with the other personality traits. Additionally, levels of resilience were found to be negatively related to hopelessness. The group of older adults showed significantly lower resilience levels than the young adults, although age was not a significant predictor of resilience. Neuroticism, extraversion, openness, and hopelessness were the only predictors of resilience for the current study. This work contributes to the study of resilience and related factors, by attempting to understand the role of resilience and resistance to risk and how individuals tackle challenges over time, with important implications for mental health.

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  • Higher levels of neuroticism are associated with insecure attachment style, lower resilience, lower quality of life, and negative emotion-focused coping styles.

    “Other significant associations have been found between higher levels of neuroticism and the individual insecure attachment style, lower levels of resilience, lower quality of life, and negative emotion-focused coping styles [25,26,27,28].”

    From Exploring the Relationship between Neuroticism and Perinatal Depressive Symptoms: Findings from a 2-Year, Multicenter Study in Italy (2024) · cites this paper as [26]

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  1. Murphy, L.B. (1987). Further reflections on resilience. In E.J. Anthony & B.J. Cohler (Eds.), The invulnerable child (pp. 84– 105). New York: Guilford Press.

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Authors
Nieto, M., Visier, M. E., Silvestre, I. N., Navarro, B., Serrano, J. P., & Martínez‐Vizcaíno, V.
Affiliations
  • University of Castilla-La Mancha (ES)
  • Faculty of Nursing University of Castilla‐La Mancha Cuenca Spain
  • Faculty of Medicine University of Castilla‐La Mancha Albacete Spain
  • Universidad Autónoma de Chile (CL)
Venue
Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2022-09-03
Volume
64
Issue
1
Pages
53-59
ISSN
  • 0036-5564 (ISSN-L)
  • 1467-9450
OpenAlex
W4294717315
Cited by
64
References
62
Citations by year
2026: 13 · 2025: 22 · 2024: 20 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 2
FWCI
11.65
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Scandinavian Journal of Psychology (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • RUIdeRA - Institutional University Repository (University of Castilla-La Mancha) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Resilience and Mental Health
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
Keywords
resilience, personality traits, hopelessness, neuroticism, age differences, young adults, older adults, Big Five personality traits, coping with adversity, mental health
MeSH terms
Neuroticism, Adolescent, Adult, Affect, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Female, Humans, Male, Mental Health, Middle Aged, Personality, Personality Inventory, Self Concept, Young Adult

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