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Decoding the link between personality traits and resilience. Self-determination is the key.
Vlad Burtaverde1, Cristina Ene1, Elena Chiriac1
1Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania.
Current Issues in Personality Psychology
|November 28, 2023
Summary
Personality traits like extraversion and agreeableness positively influence resilience. Low self-determination, or impersonal orientation, mediates this relationship, suggesting self-determination can enhance resilience.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Personality Science
Background:
- Resilience is a process of mobilizing resources to overcome adversity.
- Personality traits are recognized as significant predictors of resilience.
- Previous research highlights links between extraversion, agreeableness, emotional stability, and resilience.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the indirect relationship between the Big Five personality traits, self-determination, and resilience.
- To identify mediating factors in the personality-resilience connection.
Main Methods:
- A community sample (N=252) completed measures of the Big Five personality factors, self-determination, and resilience.
- Participants were recruited via social media platforms.
- Statistical analysis tested the hypothesized indirect effects.
Main Results:
- All Big Five personality factors demonstrated a positive association with resilience.
- Impersonal orientation, characterized by low self-determination, was found to mediate the link between personality traits (extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, openness) and resilience.
Conclusions:
- Enhancing self-determination can bolster resilience.
- Interventions targeting components of self-determination, such as competence and determination, may improve resilience.
- Findings have implications for psychological interventions and practice.
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