The Relationship between Hardiness and Self-adjustment: A Study of High School Students on Boarding School

Abstract

Hardiness is an important factor in self-adjustment. This study aims to determine the relationship between hardiness and self-adjustment of 117 tenth grade students from high school in Yogyakarta. The data collection technique using a cluster random sampling. Methods of data collection in this study using a self-adjustment scale and hardiness scale. Meanwhile, the data analysis is the product moment correlation. The results showed that the coefficient between hardiness and self-adjustment was 0.244 with a significance level of 0.008 (p <0.01). It is concluded that there is a very significant positive relationship between hardiness and self-adjustment of tenth grade boarding school students in Yogyakarta. So, the higher the hardiness, the higher the students’ self-adjustment.