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. 2023 Feb;64(1):53-59.
doi: 10.1111/sjop.12866. Epub 2022 Sep 3.

Relation between resilience and personality traits: The role of hopelessness and age

Marta Nieto  1   2 , María E Visier  3   4 , Inmaculada Nayara Silvestre  1   2 , Beatriz Navarro  1   2 , Juan Pedro Serrano  1   2 , Vicente Martínez-Vizcaíno  3   4   5
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Relation between resilience and personality traits: The role of hopelessness and age

Marta Nieto et al. Scand J Psychol. 2023 Feb.

Abstract

Resilience refers to the process by which individuals use the ability to cope with challenges to successfully adapt to adverse situations, inclining towards the future and hope. The main aim of this study was to analyze the relation between resilience, personality traits, and hopelessness. Furthermore, we conducted comparisons between two age groups: young and older adults. The sample comprised 439 Spanish participants (66.7% women; M = 43.73, SD = 26.41; age range = 18-98 years). The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, NEO-Five Factor Inventory, and Beck Hopelessness Scale were used to measure the main study variables. The results revealed a negative relation between resilience and neuroticism, and a positive association with the other personality traits. Additionally, levels of resilience were found to be negatively related to hopelessness. The group of older adults showed significantly lower resilience levels than the young adults, although age was not a significant predictor of resilience. Neuroticism, extraversion, openness, and hopelessness were the only predictors of resilience for the current study. This work contributes to the study of resilience and related factors, by attempting to understand the role of resilience and resistance to risk and how individuals tackle challenges over time, with important implications for mental health.

Keywords: Resilience; age; hopelessness; personality traits.

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