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Problem-solving skills and perceived stress among undergraduate students: The moderating role of hardiness
Abbas Abdollahi1, Mansor Abu Talib1, Per Carlbring2
11 Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia.
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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