The Relationship between Character strength and Employee Stress Coping Styles in a Coronary Crisis: The Mediating Role of Psychological Hardiness

Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between character strength and stress coping styles of employees during coronary disease crisis, considering the mediating role of hardiness psychological.
Design/Methodology/Approach: This study was a structural equation in terms of correlation method and its statistical population included all employees of Bandar Abbas Municipality in 2021-2020 to 750 people, 256 of whom were selected by simple random sampling. Data were collected in this research using field method using Peterson and Seligman (2004) character empowerment questionnaire, Kiymarsi et al. (1998) psychological hardiness questionnaire and Andler and Parker (1990) stress coping strategies questionnaire. Data analysis was performed using structural equations and Amos-24 and SPSS-26 software were used in all statistical analyzes of this study.
Research Findings: The results showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between Strength character and stress coping styles. There is a positive and significant relationship between psychological hardiness and stress coping styles. There is a positive and significant relationship between strength character and psychological hardiness.
Limitations & Consequences: The study population is limited to municipal employees and the generalizability of the results of this study is possible to similar organizations.
Practical Consequences: Due to positive outcome of empowerment and its impact on efficiency, the municipal managers by delegating authority and autonomy, can provide employees joy and satisfaction on one hand, and by using the sense of trust created, provide stress coping styles to get the job done on the other hand.
Innovation or value of the Article: Previous studies have focused on the direct relationship between character strength and stress coping styles of employees, and they have not addressed how is the relation. In the present study, the role of positive emotions and especially