The role of the core self-evaluation construct compared to fluid intelligence and personality traits in resilience

Abstract

Introduction Regarding resilience a very promising area of research is the core self-evaluation construct. This study investigated the role of fluid intelligence, personality traits and core self-evaluation in relation to resilience. Method The Advanced Progressive Matrices (APM), the Big Five Questionnaire (BFQ), the Core Self-Evaluation Scale (CSES), the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) were administered to 219 high school students. Results The study revealed that the core self-evaluation construct added a significant percentage of incremental variance compared to variances due to fluid intelligence and personality traits with respect to resilience. Conclusions These results highlight, in the Italian context, the role of the core self-evaluation construct and its relationship with resilience thereby offering new research and intervention opportunities in a preventive perspective.