The relationship between psychological hardness with student's achievement motivation and quality of life

People are inherently in search of a good life. To do so and to improve their conditions, they have attempted to use the most of their talents and abilities. This research was done to study the relationship between the psychological hardiness, achievement motivation and quality of student’s life at Gorgan Azad University in the academic year 2012-2013. The research method used was descriptive and of the correlation type. For the purpose of this research, 368 students out of the total 9000 students were selected as a sample group using the multi-stage cluster sampling method based on Kerjcie and Morgan’s table. Data was collected with the use of Ahvaz’s psychological hardiness questionnaire, Herman’s achievement motivation questionnaire and WHO’s quality of life questionnaire and it was analyzed using the regression modeling Pearson’s correlation coefficient and the independent t-test. The results demonstrated a significant positive correlation between psychological hardiness, achievement motivation and the quality of life. Also, there was a significant difference noted between male and female student’s achievement motivation. But no significant difference was seen in the average psychological hardiness and quality of life between male and female students.