Sr. Wagner Bandeira Andriola:

I believe that you would serve as an excellent reviewer of the manuscript, "A comparison of personality characteristics and copping styles in self-immolation patients and normal in Imam Khomeini hospital in Kermanshah," which has been submitted to Revista Interamericana de Psicologia/Interamerican Journal of Psychology. The submission's abstract is inserted below, and I hope that you will consider undertaking this important task for us.

Please log into the journal web site by 2018-09-13 to indicate whether you will undertake the review or not, as well as to access the submission and to record your review and recommendation.

The review itself is due 2018-10-04.

Submission URL: https://journal.sipsych.org/index.php/IJP/reviewer/submission/357?key=ACCESS_KEY

Thank you for considering this request.

Dr. Edil Torres Rivera
South University
edil.torres@sipsych.org



"A comparison of personality characteristics and copping styles in self-immolation patients and normal in Imam Khomeini hospital in Kermanshah"

Abstract

Abstract

Introduction: 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.

Materials & Methods: 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.
Findings: Patients with self-immolation showed significant higher personality traits in comparison with control group (P <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. Discussion & Conclusion: 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
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Edil Torres Rivera, Ph.D., Editor
Interamerican Journal of Psychology
http://journal.sipsych.org/index.php/IJP