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Background and Purpose: Personality types are a major factor in deter miring the behavior and mental health of university students and hardiness, as a personal characteristic, affects the resistance of people against stress. This study is conducted on the students of Gonabad Islamic Azad University to find the relationship between three personality types (introversion, neuroticism and psychoticism) and hardiness.
Methods and Materials: In this cross-sectional, analytic, bivariate and single-group study, 376 university students were randomly sampled out of the students at Gonabad Islamic Azad University in the fall of 2003. Relevant data were collected by demographic data forms, Ahwas Hardiness questionnaire and Eyserk personality inventory. (including introversion, neuroticism and psychoticism).
Results: Findings revealed that the distribution of these three personality types is of significant difference. Also, one-way ANOVA results indicated a significant difference between hardiness and three personality types.
Conclusion: Regarding the relationship between the three personality types and hardiness, a well-planned educational program can enhance "hardiness" to a desirable level so that inter personal tension is effectively reduced in various circumstances.
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