<p><strong>Abstract</strong><em></em></p><p><em>Introduction</em>: This Study aimed to compare between personality traits and coping strategies in self-immolation patients and non- self-immolation group in emam Khomeini Hospital of Kermanshah.</p><p><em>Materials &amp; Methods</em>: This research was a causal-comparative (post facto) study. In which 200 patients were hospitalized (n= 100 self-immolation and 100 non self-immolation) the research sample was selected by in-reach sampling method. Evaluation tools included The NEO-PTR Questionnaire and Lazarus and Folkman coping strategies questionnaire. For data analysis, multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was used.</p><em>Finding</em>s: Patients with self-immolation showed significant higher personality traits in comparison with control group (P &lt;0.001). Also Patients with self-immolation showed higher use emotion-focused coping strategies and lower use problem-focused coping strategies in comparison with control group. <em>Discussion &amp; Conclusion</em>: Although patients with self-immolation have different personality characteristics compared with non-self-immolation group and these properties have a significant effect on their copying strategies, but copying strategies could change and improve by training and need to special consideration in treatment programs