Effectiveness of Hardiness Training Intervention on Students' Perceived Stress and Psychological Hardiness
International Journal of Applied Behavioral Sciences,
Vol. 7 No. 2 (2020),
10 June 2020
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Page 58-66
https://doi.org/10.22037/ijabs.v7i2.31965
Abstract
Introduction: Today's world is full of unavoidable stress. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of psychological hardiness training intervention on perceived stress in students of Payame Noor University in Garmsar.Methods: By available sampling, 31 subjects (29 girls and 2 boys) whose perceived stress scores were higher than the mean (M = 27.26) were selected and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. Participants in the experimental group received 12 sessions of the hardiness training intervention. Participants completed perceived stress scale and the hardiness personality inventory before and after the intervention.Results: The results of one-way analysis of variance showed a significant decrease in perceived stress and a significant increase in psychological hardiness (P <0.05) in the experimental group compared to the control group.Conclusion: Therefore, the psychological hardiness training increased the psychological hardiness and its components including challenge, commitment, control and decreased perceived stress in students in the face of stressful events.
- Hardness, Perceived Stress, Challenge, Commitment, Control
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