Hardiness and health: A prospective study.

Kobasa, Suzanne C.; Maddi, Salvatore R.; Kahn, Stephen

doi:10.1037/0022-3514.42.1.168

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Hardiness and health: A prospective study.

Kobasa, Suzanne C., Maddi, Salvatore R., Kahn, Stephen·1982·Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

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Support from others or family could contribute to fostering psychological hardiness in individuals under stress.
“Kobasa et al. [11] reported that psychological hardiness is observed among people who receive encouragement from people around them and people who have actually turned crisis into opportunity, based on which they asserted that support from others or family could contribute to fostering psychological hardiness in individuals under stress.”
From Influence of hardiness, mother-child interactions, and social support on parenting stress among North Korean refugee mothers: a cross-sectional study (2022) · cites this paper as [11]
Psychological hardiness contributes substantially to helping one's child(ren) lead happier, healthier lives.
“Researchers have shown that psychological hardiness contributes substantially to helping one's child(ren) lead happier, healthier lives, as it enables parents to control themselves, focus, and constantly push forward based on faith and conviction in their lives, even in stressful situations such as psychological pain or difficulty arising in an external environment.”
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Authors: Kobasa, S. C., Maddi, S. R., & Kahn, S.
Affiliations: University of Chicago (US)
Venue: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Published: 1982
Volume: 42
Issue: 1
Pages: 168-177
ISSN: 0022-3514 (ISSN-L)
1939-1315
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.42.1.168
OpenAlex: W2140504512
Cited by: 1,892
References: 32
Citations by year: 2026: 17 · 2025: 40 · 2024: 49 · 2023: 74 · 2022: 82 · 2021: 57 · 2020: 66 · 2019: 51 · 2018: 45 · 2017: 58 · 2016: 56 · 2015: 67 · 2014: 69 · 2013: 59 · 2012: 60
FWCI: 36.30
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Resilience and Mental Health
Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
Keywords: hardiness, health, personality traits, prospective study, health outcomes
MeSH terms: Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Aged, Humans, Life Change Events, Male, Middle Aged, Personality, Prospective Studies, Psychophysiologic Disorders

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