The impact of psychological hardiness on intolerance of uncertainty in university students during the COVID-19 pandemic

ORAL M., Karakurt N.

JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY, cilt.50, sa.8, ss.3574-3589, 2022 (SSCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 50 Sayı: 8
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1002/jcop.22856
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, IBZ Online, CAB Abstracts, Child Development & Adolescent Studies, CINAHL, EMBASE, Gender Studies Database, MEDLINE, Psycinfo, Public Affairs Index, Sociological abstracts
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.3574-3589
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: bereavement, COVID-19, distance education, grief, resilience, students, uncertainty, ANXIETY, WORRY, HEALTH, RESILIENCE, SYMPTOMS, STRESS, SCALE, DEATH, GRIEF
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The purpose of the study was to measure the impact of psychological hardiness on the intolerance of uncertainty (IOU) among university students during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. A cross-sectional correlational research design was used in the study, where participants were selected by convenience sampling. The data was collected from 1217 undergraduate students from a university in Turkey through web-based questionnaires. The Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale assessed data, including intolerance of uncertainty. In addition, the Personal Views Survey III-R was used to measure students' psychological hardiness. The results indicated that Turkish undergraduate students overall had high IOU and above-average psychological hardiness. Psychological hardiness was negatively correlated with IOU. Students losing a loved one because of COVID-19 had increased intolerance to uncertainty and lower psychological hardiness. Psychological hardiness was a powerful predictor of IOU. These findings show the need to implement hardiness-training programs for undergraduate students to increase their tolerance to uncertainty and reduce the effect of grief.