Predictive Ability to Recognize Psychological Stress Perception Through Psychological Hardiness and Social Support Among a Sample of King Saud University Students

Abstract

The present study aims at predicting the realization of psychological stress perception through the variables of psychological hardness and social support in a sample of King Saud University students. The sample consisted of (104) students from various disciplines in BA programs at the College of Education, King Saud University in Riyadh, enrolled in the second semester of the academic year 2018. The sample was subject to simple random selection. The researcher used the following tools in this study: psychological hardiness scale, inventory of psychological stress perception, and social support scale with some modifications. Reliability and validity were established before applying it to the study sample. The study found out that psychological stress perception can be predicted by psychological hardiness, while psychological stress perception of the sample cannot be predicted by social support. Additionally, there are no differences in predicting the perception of stress due to the level of hardiness in the participants (high hardness, medium hardiness).