The Effect of Hardiness Training on Quality of Life of Teacher Training Female Students

The aim of this research was to study the effectiveness of hardiness training on quality of life of Fatima Zahra teacher training female students in Ahwaz. The research method was quasi-experiment with pretest-post test and follow­–up test. The population of this study consisted of all Fatima Zahra teacher training female students in Ahwaz. The research sample included 60 students and who selected randomly and placed in two groups: experimental and control. The instrument was a 26 items quality of life Questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF). experimental group used hardiness training for 9 sessions but the control group did not receive any intervention. After finishing the teaining program،the post-test and one month later the follow-up was carried out on both groups. The results of analyses of covariance revealed that there was a significant difference between experiment and control groups in quality of life (P< 0/0001) and hardiness training increased the quality of life of students in post-test and follow-up.