Corelation of Perceived Social Support and Psychological Hardness with Perceived Stress and Aggression in Retired Veterans

Aims: The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of perceived social support and psychological hardness in perceived stress and aggression of retired veterans.
Instrument and This study is a descriptive correlational which was done in Bijar city in 2017. The statistical population of the study consisted of all retired veterans of Bijar city at 92 samples were selected through an available sampling method based on Morgan's table and responded to perceived social support, hardness, perceived stress and aggression questionnaires. Data were analyzed by Pearson correlation, multiple regressions and SPSS 22 software.
Findings: There was a significant negative corelation between perceived social support and perceived stress (r=-0.26; p There is a correlation between perceived social support and psychological Hardness with perceived stress and aggression of retired veterans, in a way that perceived social support and psychological hardness can be effective in reducing the stress and aggression of retired veterans and should be considered as effective moderating factors in stress and aggression.