The Correlation of Hardiness with Shyness among Students of University

The purpose of this study is to investigate the correlation of "Hardiness" with "shyness" of students. The population of interest was all the students at Sharif University of technology in the year 2009. A sample of 300 students was chosen using a multi-step sampling technique. To collect data, two questionnaires were used: A) a questionnaire on. Hardiness by kobasa (1979) consisting of 505-choice items in 3 indices. B) A questionnaire on shyness, by Zimbardo (1990) consisting of 79 5-choice items. To analyze the data, descriptive statistics (frequency, percentages, mean, and graph) and inferential statistics, (multiple regressions using Inter) were employed. The results showed that: 14.3 percent of students were below the average level and 70 percent were at the average level, while 15.7 percent were at a critical state. The properties of Hardiness were negatively associated with shyness and it is possible to predict shyness from. Hardiness scores. And control was better predictors of commitment and adventurous findings showed the connection between hardiness with shyness. These findings can be helpful in preventative programs for the pathology of shyness for Students of the University.