Overviewing Hardiness Toward Self-Employed People With Diffabilities in Yogyakarta

Abstract

Hardiness is a character that influences on how self-employed diffables view their stress and determine an effective response. This study aimed to explore the hardiness of self-employed diffables in Yogyakarta with phenomenological method that used an interview, observation and documentation in collecting data of research. The Subjects of this study were two diffables with physical disabilities (polio) and blind person who started their businesses for more than three years and the business were being maintained well until the time of study. The results showed that hardiness played an important role toward self-employed diffables with certain disabilities in dealing with stressful events while running their businesses. Hardiness enables self-employed diffables to use effective coping strategies in solving various problems and to keep a good commitment in maintaining their own business, positive perception towards problems, and optimistically developing their own business in the future.