مقايسه سرسختي روانشناختي ، هيجان خواهي و سنخ شخصيتي الف غيرسمي و سمي در بين مردان و زنان مبتلا به سرطان و افراد عادي مراجعه كننده به مراكز مشاوره رواندرماني شهر اهواز

A Comparison of Psychological Hardiness, Type A Personality, and Sensation Seeking between Normal People and Cancers Patients referred to Counseling and Psychotherapy Centers of Ahwaz

The present study intended to investigate the relationship between patients who suffered from cancer and those who did not, in terms of psychological effects with regard to different personality variables such as Type A Personality Questionnaire (TAPQ), Psychological Hardiness Questionnaire (PHQ), and Sensation Seeking Questionnaire (SSQ). The purpose of this study was to find out the etiology of pseudo-psychological effects on patients who suffered from cancer in order to find ways for preventing such effects. The sample of this study consisted of 180 subjects divided in to six groups 30 people in each group). To analyze the data, multiple analysis of variance (MANOVA) was used. Results showed that there was a significant difference between cancer patients and normal people on both: Type A. Personality and Sensation Seeking personality variables. The significant level of a=0.05 was adopted in this research.