Objective      To investigate the resilience and related factors of gynecological cancer patients in order to provide a basis for their psychological rehabilitation.       Methods      One hundred and eighty-one patients with identified gynecologic cancer from 3 Three-A class hospitals in Chongqing were tested with Connor-Davidson resilience scale (CD-RISC)

Self-report Symptom Checklist 90 (SCL-90)

Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ)

and Copying Style Questionnaire.       Results      ①The total score of resilience was 60.09±19.38

the score of tolerance was 30.23±10.65

the score of strength was 20.11±6.40

and the score of optimism was 9.75±3.53 for these gynecologic cancer patients. ②Compared to the lower resilience group in the CD-RISC

the higher resilience group scored significantly higher in extraversion and rationalization (P0.05)

while significantly lower in the score of SCL-90 and neuroticism (P=0.000). ③ There existed significantly differences in CD-RISC for patient with difference medical insurance (P0.01). The score of resilience from high to low was commercial insurance medical insurance for urban workers rural cooperative medical serviceno insurance in order. ④The score of resilience was elevated with the increase of education level: college or above primary school. ⑤ There existed no difference in CD-RISC for patient at difference ages（P0.05）. But compared to the ≥50 group

the 40 to 49 group scored significantly lower in the strength（P=0.047）.⑥Resilience had an obvious positive correlation with the extraversion（r=0.377

P0.05） and positive coping (r=0.172

P0.05）

and negative correlation with the neuroticism（r=-0.267

P0.05） and retreat（r=-0.154

P0.05）.       Conclusion      Gynecologic cancer patients have low resilience. Personality

coping style

level of education and types of medical insurance are important affecting factors for resilience.