PERSONALITY TRAITS, RESILIENCE AND PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT PREDICTING QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG BEREAVED YOUNG ADULTS
Abstract
Quality of life has become a broad-based construct used to evaluate various aspects of human well-being including the period of bereavement. Studies linking quality of life with the period of individuals’ bereavement are lacking. Therefore, this study investigates personality traits, resilience and perceived social support as predictors of quality of life among bereaved young adults in Ibadan. Ex-post facto design utilizing cross-sectional survey was used while purposive sampling technique was used to select the study location. Data were collected from 187 bereaved young adults using validated questionnaires and analyzed using multiple regression and independent samples t-test. Two hypotheses were tested and accepted at p <.05 level of significance. The result demonstrated that personality traits, resilience and perceived social support jointly predicted quality of life among study participants In addition extraversion agreeableness and perceived social support independently predicted quality of life among study participants. Furthermore, there was a gender difference in quality of life among study participants. The study concludes that interactions of personality traits, resilience and perceived social support are good predictors of quality of life among study participants. The study recommended design and implementation of psychological counseling, resilience training, and personality profiling to help bereaved individuals to improve quality of life.
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19: Are extroversion and conscientiousness personality traits associated with
engagement with Containment measures?. Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy,
42(2), 179–184. https://doi.org/10.1590/2237-6089-2020-0029
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Connor, K.M. & Davidson, J.R.T. (2003). Development of a new resilience scale: The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC). Depression & Anxiety, 18, 71-82
DeCou, C.R., Cole, T.T., Lynch, S.M., Wong, M.M., & Matthews, K.C. (2017). Assault-related shame mediates the association between negative social reactions to disclosure of sexual assault and psychological distress. Psychological Trauma,9,166-172.
Fakorede, K., Obosi, A. O. & Uye, E. E. (2024). Coping style, social support, and resilience as predictors of quality of life among combatant officers in Nigeria. Nigerian Psychological Research, 9(1), 102 -110
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Konaszewski, K., Niesiobedzka, M.,& Surzykiewicz, J.(2021).Resilience and mental health
among juveniles: Roles of strategies for coping with stress. Health & Quality of Life Outcomes, 19,58 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-021-01701-3
Kyung, H. L., Hanzhang, X, & Bei, W. (2020). Gender differences in the quality of life among community–dwelling older adults in low- and middle –income countries: Results from the study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE).
McCrae, R. R., & Costa, P. T., Jr. (2008). The five-factor theory of personality. In O. P. John, R. W. Robins, & L. A. Pervin (Eds.), Handbook of personality: Theory and research (3rd ed., pp. 159-181). Guilford Press
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Ruževičius, J., Braškutė – Saulė, R. (2015). Working life quality assessment peculiarities. Aukštųjų mokyklųvaidmuovisuomenėje: iššūkiai, tendencijosirperspektyvos. 1, 4, 180-188
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physical health among bereaved adults. Health Psychology Open,3(1), 1-14
https://doi.org/10.1177/2055102916637877
Secor, S.P., McLean, A., & Wright, R.W.(2017). Whose support matters? Support of friends (but not family)may predict affect and wellbeing of adult faced with negative life events. Journal of Relationship Research 8,. e10, 1-10 https://doi.org/10.1017/jrr.2017.10
Teoli, D. B. A. (2023). Quality of Life. Available from: https:// www.ncbi. nlm. nih. gov/ books/ NBK53 6962/
Turiano, N., Silva Belanger, N.,Damitz, R., Hill, P. & Mroczek, D. (2021). Health processes in
personality. The handbook of Personality Dynamics and Processes, 1251-1271
https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-813995-0.00049-2
Unsar, S., Erol, O., & Sut, N. (2016). Social support and quality of life among older adults. International Journal of Caring Sciences, 9(1), 249-257.
World Health Organization (2003) WHO-BREF: Introduction, administration, scoring and generic version of the assessment. Geneva: WHO. http:// www.who.int/mental_health/media/en/76.pdf. Accessed 9 August 2017.
Verdugo, M.Á, Schalock, R.L, & Gómez, L.E. (2024). The quality of life supports model as a major component in applying the quality-of-life paradigm. Journal of Policy Practical Intellectual Disability, 21: e12468.
Yuh, J. & Choi., S. (2017). Sources of social support, job satisfaction, and quality of life among childcare teachers. The social Science Journal, 54,450-457 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soccij.2017.08.002
Zimet, G. D., Dahlem, N. W., Zimet, S. G., & Farley, G. K. (1988). The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support. Journal of Personality Assessment, 52(1), 30-41. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327752jpa5201_2
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2025-05-10
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Oyeniyi, O., Ehondor, E., James, O., & Uye, E. (2025). PERSONALITY TRAITS, RESILIENCE AND PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT PREDICTING QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG BEREAVED YOUNG ADULTS. Jurnal Saintifik (Multi Science Journal), 23(2), 127-136. https://doi.org/10.58222/js.v23i2.417
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