RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HARDINESS AND METACOGNITIONS WITH WAYS OF COPING WITH STRESS AMONG FEMALE HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS

In order to investigate the aforementioned, a sample of 170 high school female students selected by multi-stage cluster based on the Gregory-Morgan table They answered meta-cognitive questionnaires, Endler and Parker coping strategies and psychological hardiness of Ahvaz. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression simultaneously. The findings showed that there is a significant positive correlation between metacognitive beliefs and problem-centered approach from the psychological hardiness and coping strategies. But then, after a thrill-axis and avoidance of psychological hardiness, there is a significant negative relationship with stress coping styles. Regression analysis also showed that the dimensions of uncontrolled, risk and cognitive and positive beliefs of the metacognitive variable and the problem-based dimension are the psychological hardiness predicting stress coping styles. In this regard, the metacognitive dimensions have a stronger role. The findings escaped with previous research. An explanation was needed and suggestions for further research were presented. Key Words: Psychological Hardiness, Metacognitive Beliefs, Stress Coping Styles, Female High School Students