Influence of Gender and School Climate on Psychological Hardiness among Indian Adolescents

The primary aim of the present investigation was to explore the impact of gender and school climate in psychological hardiness and its dimensions among adolescents. The study is based on a sample of 1011 adolescents (male = 448 and female = 563; mean age = 17 years) using descriptive method of research. The research tools used were psychological hardiness scale and school organizational climate questionnaire. The results of analysis of variance revealed That there is a significant main effect of gender on psychological hardiness and its dimensions except for the commitment dimension. Also, a significant main effect of school climate was found on psychological hardiness and its dimensions. Further, the interaction effect of gender and school climate was found to be significant for psychological hardiness and its dimensions except for the commitment dimension. It indicates that the significant main effects of gender and school climate are dependent on each other to explain control, challenge and psychological hardiness among adolescents. Implications of the results are discussed.