The Role of Personality Characteristics and its Interaction with Self-Care Coping Styles in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Diabetes is the most common metabolic disease in the world. Self-care is the most important factor in controlling this disease. The aim of this study is to evaluate personality traits and coping styles on
the self-care behavior of people with type 2 diabetes.

This is a cross-sectional descriptive study.121 patients with type 2 diabetes selected through targeted sampling and were surveyed regarding their Demographics and completed Temperament
and Character Inventory (TCI), Coping Strategies Inventory by Folkman and Lazarus. Data were analyzed using by SPSS software version 23, descriptive and correlation tests.

The results showed there is a significant relationship between personality traits and coping styles and self-care in type 2 diabetic patients. some personality traits and coping styles were able to predict diabetic self-care. The relationship was meaningful between Diabetic self-care with Self-Directedness personality trait (P <0.05, r = 0.023) and among coping styles, with social support seeking (P<0.001, r = 0.052) and responsibility (r = 20-, P <0.05, ). Also, in current study, all personality traits, except reward dependency, had a significant relationship with coping styles.

Findings indicated the role of personality traits and coping styles in self-care of diabetic patients, thus it can be used in prevention, screening and training issues.