The relationship between HEXACO personality dimensions and type D personality

The present study was aimed to consider the relationship between type d personality and hexaco personality dimensions. in a correlational study, 242 students from islamic azad university of tabriz were selected through ratio cluster sampling as the statistical sample. then the participants filled out hexaco-personality-inventory and type d personality scale. data were analyzed by pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression. findings showed that there was positive correlation between emotionality dimension with type d and negative affectivity, as well as there was negative correlation between honesty-humility, agreeableness, conscientiousness and openness to experience with them.extraversion had negative correlation with type d and its constituents (social inhibition and negative affectivity) too. multiple regression analysis showed that hexaco personality dimensions could predict 23.7% of variance of type d (r^2=0.237).at all, it was concluded that there are correlations between type d and hexaco personality dimensions; it seems that there are overlaps between them in respect of their nature.