Title |
Problem-solving skills and perceived stress among undergraduate students: The moderating role of hardiness
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Published in |
Journal of Health Psychology, June 2016
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DOI | 10.1177/1359105316653265 |
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Authors |
Abbas Abdollahi, Mansor Abu Talib, Per Carlbring, Richard Harvey, Siti Nor Yaacob, Zanariah Ismail |
Abstract |
This study was designed to examine the relationships between problem-solving skills, hardiness, and perceived stress and to test the moderating role of hardiness in the relationship between problem-solving skills and perceived stress among 500 undergraduates from Malaysian public universities. The analyses showed that undergraduates with poor problem-solving confidence, external personal control of emotion, and approach-avoidance style were more likely to report perceived stress. Hardiness moderated the relationships between problem-solving skills and perceived stress. These findings reinforce the importance of moderating role of hardiness as an influencing factor that explains how problem-solving skills affect perceived stress among undergraduates. |
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Unknown | 121 | 100% |
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Student > Bachelor | 17 | 14% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 13 | 11% |
Student > Master | 12 | 10% |
Lecturer | 10 | 8% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 5% |
Other | 13 | 11% |
Unknown | 50 | 41% |
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Psychology | 30 | 25% |
Social Sciences | 13 | 11% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 4% |
Business, Management and Accounting | 5 | 4% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 5 | 4% |
Other | 13 | 11% |
Unknown | 50 | 41% |