Background: migration process, regardless of the reason and duration, is a stressful event. This stress can be accompanied by increase in ratio of physical and psychological illness. Headache is one of the most common complaints of human being which may happen due to various reasons and migraine and tension headaches are the most common types. Aim: present study aims to examine the relationship between personality traits with place attachment and resilience of migrants with migraine headaches. Methodology: this is a cross-sectional study conducted in 2016 with a sample of 140 participants from among the migrants (Afghan migrants and migrants from other provinces of Iran) referring to the Neurological Clinics of the state hospitals affiliated with Shahid Beheshti University of Tehran who had symptoms and complaints about tension and migraine headaches. Sampling based on availability was used to select the participants. Regarding the nature of the study, data were collected based on a survey method and the NEO Personality Inventory, Place Attachment Inventory (PAI) and Personal Resilience Questionnaire. Data were analyzed based on descriptive statistics of mean, standard deviation and variance and also Pearson Correlation Test was used for data analysis. Findings: results of the study showed that there was a significant negative relationship between neuroticism and resilience (p <0.01) and there was also a positive relationship between extroversion and conscientiousness (p<0.01). However, there was no significant relationship between resilience with agreeableness and openness to experience. Regression analysis also showed that only neuroticism predicts the resilience of this group. Furthermore, there is a positive relationship between extroversion and place attachment (p <0.01). Conclusion: there is a significant relationship between personality traits with place attachment, resilience of the migrants and their migraine. © 2018 Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications. All rights reserved.

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