Religious Attitudes and Psychological Hardiness as Predictors of Stress in Students’ Life

A number of factors contribute to stress in students’ life. One of the most important of these factors is the religious attitudes and psychological hardiness. Given that, the present study aims at examining the role of religious attitudes and psychological hardiness in stress among the students at University of Bojnord. The statistical population in this descriptive-correlational study was all students at University of Bojnord in the second semester of the academic year in 2017. The sample consisted of 170 students who were selected through stratified random sampling. To collect the data, the Ahvaz Hardiness Inventory (AHI), Iranian Religious Attitude Questionnaire, and Student-Life Stress Inventory (SLSI) were used. The collected data were analyzed by multiple regressions and Pearson correlation coefficient. It should be noted that ethical considerations were all observed in this study and the researchers declared no conflict of interests. Findings indicated that correlation coefficients between religious attitudes (r=-0.526) and psychological hardiness (r=-0.457) with student-life stress were significant (p<0.05). Stepwise regression analysis also showed that psychological hardiness and religious attitude can respectively predict the student-life stress (R2=0.241, p<0.04). According to the results, stress in students’ life can be predicted through religious attitudes and hardiness. Therefore, considering these two variables is recommended in stress management programs for students.