The role of personality traits in predicting resilience

This study aimed to investigate the role of personality traits in predicting resilience among a military unit’s personnel.

This is a correlational research study. The research sample consisted of 217 employees of a military unit in Tehran in the year 1398 who were selected by simple random sampling. Two long-form neo-form personality questionnaires of 240 questions and a Connor-Davidson resilience scale of 25 questions were used to measure the research variables. Pearson correlation coefficient and multivariate regression analysis were used to analyze the data.

Among the univariate components of personality traits, according to the obtained standardized beta coefficients, the components of self-control, trust, shyness, conscientiousness, anxiety, sociability, frankness, humility, discipline and hard work are the most important predictors of resilience. The hypothesis test stated that self-control and trust components could predict more than 43% of changes in the resilience variable.

Based on the model obtained, the components of personality traits can highly predict changes in the resilience variable.