Psychological Hardiness and Coping Strategies to Deal with Traumatic Event at Algerian Firefighters

The purpose of this study is to investigate the psychological hardiness and coping strategies among Algerian firefighters. The study used the quantitative method (cross-sectional survey). Data were collected using the Scale of Psychological hardiness [1], and Ways of Coping Check List (WCC) [2]. The study sample consisted of (99) firefighters. It has been found that both psychological hardiness, and coping strategies increased over time among Algerian firefighters. © 2019, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.