A STUDY OF RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HARDINESS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS.

Previous research has found that hardiness is related to psychological well-being and lower levels of stress. This study examined the relationship of hardiness and psychological well-being in university students. The sample of the study consisted of 400 students studying in different departments of University of Kashmir, completing the sample survey packets comprising of Psychological Hardiness Scale (Betz & Campbell, 2003) and Ryff's Psychological Well-being Scale (1995). The results of the study revealed that hardiness is significantly and positively correlated with all six dimensions of psychological well-being viz Autonomy (r=0.22, p<0.001), Environmental Mastery (r=0.27, p<0.001), Personal Growth (r=0.20, p<0.001), Positive Relation with Others (0.12, p<0.05), Purpose in Life (r=0.21, p<0.001), Self-Acceptance (r=0.26, p<0.001). The results of this study are consistent with the previous research, suggesting that hardiness has an important relationship with psychological well-being.