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The Journal of Human Development and Education for Specialized Research is an academic journal issued by the Malaysian Institute of Science and Development. The aim of this journal is to disseminate serious studies based on theoretical and field research, and to promote multidisciplinary studies in human development, management and education for specialized research and become a leading journal in human development and education in the world. The Journal also aims at publishing theoretical and applied researches in the fields of human development and education for specialized research such as human resources management, business administration, communication sciences, development studies, economic sciences, education sciences, history, industrial relations, media sciences, psychology, Public administration, religious studies and others.
ABSTRACT
The current study sought to identify the relationship between the Mental Toughness and strategies for coping with stress, among the directorate of civil protection in Tiaret. In order to achieve the objectives of this study, the researchers applied the Mental Toughness of Brien & Brunet, (2008), and a scale of strategies of coping with professional pressure by Meziani (2007), on a sample of 100 civil protection officers. Results showed that the level of mental toughness is high among the civil protection officers and that they use the problem-centered strategy, and the existence of statistically significant correlation between mental toughness and stress coping strategy.
Keywords:Mental Toughness, coping strategies, professional stress, civil protection officers.