Relationship between Hardiness, Sense of Coherence and Posttraumatic Growth among Psychiatric Patients Caregivers

Background: Caregivers, face significant emotional and psychological challenges, making them crucial members of the mental health care system. Understanding their psychological processes as hardiness, sense of coherence, and post-traumatic growth are essential for improving support networks and overall wellbeing. Aim: To investigate the relationship between hardiness, sense of coherence, and post-traumatic growth among psychiatric patient's caregivers. Subjects and Method: The study involved 240 caregivers aged 18-65 providing six months of care for psychiatric patients, using three instruments: hardiness scale, sense of coherence scale, and post-traumatic growth inventory. Results: The study discovered that over half of caregivers for psychiatric patients had greater level of hardiness, three quarters of studied psychiatric patient's caregivers had lower degrees of sense of coherence and more than two thirds of them had higher level of post traumatic growth. Conclusion: There is a significant positive direct correlation between post traumatic growth and both hardiness and sense of coherence and between hardiness and sense of coherence. Also, there is a significant positive direct impact of both hardiness, and sense of coherence on post traumatic growth. Recommendations: Implement interventions to strengthen caregivers' hardiness and coherence, including resilience training, stress management workshops, and coping skills education. Establish accessible psychological support and educational resources for posttraumatic growth.