The Happiness, Hardiness, and Humor Styles of Students with a Bachelor’s Degree in Sport Sciences

The problem of the study of individual factors in the course of hardiness formation is considered herein. The authors presented the study results of the hardiness level and the Big Five factors of the residents of the Ural region. 148 people (69 males and 79 females) aged 17 to 65 years took part in the study. Two instruments used which were the Russianlanguage version of the "Hardiness Survey" questionnaire edited by D.A. Leontiev and The Russian-language version of the Big Five questionnaire (TIPI). Pearson correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis were used to confirm the hypotheses of the study. The results of the study confirmed the hypothesis that the individual traits of the Big Five (extroversion, conscientiousness, emotional stability and openness to experience) correlate with the level of hardiness. In addition, data were obtained on the impact on the level of the hardiness of the three features of the Big Five: extroversion, integrity and emotional stability. The article discusses the limitations of the study and the possibilities of the practical application of the results.

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“…These include the theory of salutogenesis by A. Antonovskiy [5] and the theory of individual hardiness by S.R. Muddy [6,7,8].…”

Section: A Hardinessmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The manifestation of control is expressed in the conscious setting that, it is possible to influence the consequences of current events through struggle. The challenge is expressed in the desire to experience one's own positive or negative experience [6].…”

Section: A Hardinessmentioning

confidence: 99%

Hardiness and the Big Five personality traits among inhabitants of the Ural region

Sivrikova¹,

Ptashko²,

Perebeynos³

et al. 2019

Proceedings of the 1st International Scientific Practical Conference "The Individual and Society in the Modern Geopolitical Env

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“…Gender differences in the HSQ were reported in the original article [ 2 ] and have been widely reported since. The magnitudes and directions of gender differences vary across studies and countries [ 8 , 18 ], but the most common finding is for men to have relatively higher scores than women.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Time to Renovate the Humor Styles Questionnaire? An Item Response Theory Analysis of the HSQ

Silvia

Rodriguez-Boerwinkle

2020

Behavioral Sciences

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The Humor Styles Questionnaire (HSQ) is one of the most popular self-report scales in humor research. The present research conducted a forward-looking psychometric analysis grounded in Rasch and item response theory models, which have not been applied to the HSQ thus far. Regarding strengths, the analyses found very good evidence for reliability and dimensionality and essentially zero gender-based differential item functioning, indicating no gender bias in the items. Regarding opportunities for future development, the analyses suggested that (1) the seven-point rating scale performs poorly relative to a five-point scale; (2) the affiliative subscale is far too easy to endorse and much easier than the other subscales; (3) the four subscales show problematic variation in their readability and proportion of reverse-scored items; and (4) a handful of items with poor discrimination and high local dependence are easy targets for scale revision. Taken together, the findings suggest that the HSQ, as it nears the two-decade mark, has many strengths but would benefit from light remodeling.

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“…Nowadays, psychologists increasingly propose hardiness as a factor of stress resistance [5,6,7,8]. Hardiness is defined as a system of beliefs about oneself and about the world, as well as the relationship between these beliefs.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Manifestation of control is a conscious attitude that fighting allows one to exert influence upon the consequences of events. The challenge is reflected in the effort to gain one's own experience both positive or negative [5].…”

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confidence: 99%

Hardiness of inhabitants of the north: regional and generational factors

Postnikova¹,

Sivrikova²

2019

Proceedings of the II International Scientific-Practical Conference "Psychology of Extreme Professions" (ISPCPEP 2019)

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Stress factors are increasing in the modern world and the scientific community has to search for resources to ensure the effective functioning of the individual in all conditions. Numerous studies have shown that turning a traumatic situation into something positive improves physical health and well-being of the individual. They provided the foundations for the emergence of concepts which address global orientations that contribute to finding meaning and evoke positive emotions in difficult situations. Hardiness is an example of such an intrapersonal resource to cope with stress. The aim of the study was to assess the impact of regional and generational factors on the level of personality hardiness. This is a crosssectional study comparing the level of hardiness in people grouped by the region of residence and identification with a certain generation. The type of generational identity was determined through the answers to the question "Which generation values are closer to you?". The level of hardiness was assessed using the Russian version of the Hardiness Survey adapted by D.A. Leontiev. Multivariate analysis of variance was used for mathematical data processing. The study involved 128 participants (64 inhabitants of the Northwestern Federal district of Russia; 64 inhabitants of the Ural Federal district of Russia), of whom 64 were males and 64 were females, aged between 17 and 72. According to the generational identity, the respondents were divided into 4 groups of 32 each: postwar generation, Soviet generation, transitional generation, post-Soviet generation. The study showed that the level of personality hardiness depends on the region of residence. The joint influence of the regional and generational factors on the level of hardiness is significant. At the same time, in the Northwest Russia, the relationship between the studied variables is nonlinear (the lowest level of hardiness is observed in people identifying themselves as the postwar and post-Soviet generations), and in the Ural region it is linear (people identifying themselves as the postwar and Soviet generations have a higher level of hardiness than people identifying themselves as the transitional and Soviet generations). The results of the study have expanded the understanding of differences between generations and inhabitants of different regions of Russia.

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The Happiness, Hardiness, and Humor Styles of Students with a Bachelor’s Degree in Sport Sciences

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Hardiness and the Big Five personality traits among inhabitants of the Ural region

Hardiness and the Big Five personality traits among inhabitants of the Ural region

Time to Renovate the Humor Styles Questionnaire? An Item Response Theory Analysis of the HSQ

Hardiness of inhabitants of the north: regional and generational factors

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