The Relation ship between type C personality, locus of control and hardiness in patients suffering from cancer and normal subjects

one of the important topic in the field of health psychology is the personality characteristics of individuals suffering from cancer. The present research aims at comparing type C personality, locus of control, and hardiness in patients suffering from cancer and healthy people. 60 patients from Tehran institute of cancer (Tehran Imam Khomeini hospital) AND 60 normal individuals from university staff members were selected using intact sampling and random sampling methods respectively. The type C personality, locus of control and hardiness tests were administrated. Significantly higher Type C personality and Locus of control scores, as well as lower level of hardiness were found for women and men with cancer disease. Patients with cancer disease tend to show a type C personality character, an external locus of control and a lower hardiness than normal people.