Modeling of Resilience Based on the Five-Factor of Personality with the Mediation of Coping Strategies and Psychological Capital in Breast Cancer

Objective: Some factors, such as personality type, coping styles, and psychological capital, have an effect on the resilience of women with breast cancer. The purpose of the study is to investigate the structural relationship of these factors with each other. Method: The subjects of this study were ۲۳۱ women (۲۰-۵۵ years old) diagnosed with breast cancer and treated at the breast cancer department of Imam Khomeini Hospital in Tehran in ۲۰۲۲-۲۰۲۳. The Tebachnik and Fidel's formula (۲۰۰۷) was used to estimate the sample size. Psychological resilience (Connor & Davidson, ۲۰۰۳), NEO-PI personality questionnaire (Costa & McCrae, ۱۹۹۲), and coping strategies questionnaire (Endler & Parker, ۱۹۹۰) were used to measure the research variables. Results Therefore, five personality factors can lead to an increase in resilience through coping strategies and psychological capital. In addition, the path coefficients of the two-way relationship of the variables showed that ۴۴% of the changes in resilience were influenced by personality, ۹۷% of the changes in coping strategies were influenced by personality, ۹۱% of the changes in psychological capital were influenced by personality and ۲۰% of the changes in resilience were influenced by personality. The effect of coping strategies and ۳۶% of the changes in resilience showed the effect of psychological capital.  Conclusion: One of the determining factors of resilience in a chronic disease such as breast cancer is the role of personality traits, which is influenced by positive psychological variables such as coping strategies and psychological capital of the patient

کلیدواژه ها:

Resilience ، personality traits ، coping styles ، Psychological Capital ، Health Psychology