What factors are associated with resilience in persons with multiple sclerosis? The role of personality traits.

Abstract

Purpose/Objective: While personality traits have been well-documented to be related to resilience in several populations, they have yet to be explored in people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS). As such, this study aimed to understand how personality traits are associated with MS-related resilience after considering the independent contributions of self-efficacy, a significant component of the biopsychosocial model of resilience in MS, and demographic and disease characteristics. Research Method/Design: Participants (N = 112) were PwMS who completed a 1-time cross-sectional study. Resilience was measured using the MS Resiliency Scale, while personality traits and self-efficacy were assessed using the NEO-Five Factor Inventory-3 and University of Washington Self-Efficacy Scale, respectively. An ordinary least squares linear regression was run to examine the relationship between resilience, personality traits, self-efficacy, and demographic and disease characteristics. Results: Self-efficacy (b = .40, 95% CI [.17, .63], p < .001) and neuroticism (b = −.35, 95% CI [−.51, −.19], p < .001), as well as being married (b = .06, 95% CI [.12, 8.00], p = .044) were significantly related to resilience. While extraversion, conscientiousness, and agreeableness were associated with resilience on a bivariate level, they were not significant in the multivariate model. Conclusions/Implications: This study highlights how neuroticism, along with self-efficacy and marital status, plays a role in MS-related resilience. While further research is needed, these findings may help inform future resilience-building interventions or identify individuals at greater risk for lower levels of resilience.

Relationship of personality traits with stigmatization, depression, and quality of life in patients with multiple sclerosis

“…36,37 On the contrary, positive personality traits (such as extraversion, openness) have been reported to strengthen the relationship between spouses and are positively related to marriage satisfaction. 38,39 The high level of psychoticism personality trait in divorced individuals in this study supports this finding. In addition, the rates of patients experiencing problems in their school, work and private lives due to their disease were found to be 7.5%, 21.2% and 26.2%, in our current study, respectively.…”

Alpha Female Dan Flourishing Pada Perempuan Bekerja

“…Artinya, perempuan bekerja yang sudah menikah cenderung lebih ekstrovert daripada yang belum menikah. Hasil tersebut, menguatkan penelitian sebelumnya yang menjelaskan keterkaitan antara kepribadian ekstrovert-introvert dengan status pernikahan (Butt et al, 2022;Gromisch et al, 2022).…”

“…Berdasarkan temuan pada tabel 2 dapat dilihat juga status pernikahan mungkin saja untuk menjadi variabel moderasi hubungan antara kepemimpinan alpha dengan dimensi low introversion terhadap flourishing. Hal ini didukung dengan penjelasan sebelumnya mengenai status pernikahan sebagai faktor yang mempengaruhi flourishing (Diener et al, 2010;Seligman, 2012) dan kepribadian (Butt et al, 2022;Gromisch et al, 2022), maupun kepemimpinan (Ramdas & Patrick, 2019).…”