Millon’s Personality Styles Predicting Quality of Life and Resilience among Women

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21306602

N. Annalakshmi, V. C. Megha, M. Navanitha, and T. R. Abhirami (Department of Psychology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu)

The present study examined whether Millon’s personality styles predict quality of life and resilience among women. A convenient sample of 600 women took part in the present study. Every participant completed measures such as Personality Adjective Checklist (PACL; Strack, 2013), World Health Organization Quality of Life – Short Version (WHOQOL-BREF; WHOQOL Group, 1998), and Bharathiar University Resilience Scale (BURS; Annalakshmi, 2009). Multiple linear regression analyses revealed that the confident personality positively and problem indicator negatively predict the overall quality of life and general health. Additionally, the confident and respectful personality positively, and a sensitive personality and problem indicator negatively predict the physical health domain of quality of life. The inhibited personality negatively and the confident personality positively predict the psychological domain of quality of life. Both introversion and sensitive personality negatively predict social relationships, whereas inhibition negatively and confident personality positively predict the environment domain of quality of life. Furthermore, a respectful personality positively and a sensitive personality negatively predict resilience. The present study’s findings provide valuable information on the association between personality styles on one hand and positive outcomes like quality of life and resilience in women, thus helping to design interventions to improve women’s mental well-being.