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Hardiness: The courage to grow from stresses
Abstract
The recent emphasis on positive psychology is welcome, and has spurred much relevant research. But, there are still many unresolved conceptual and research issues, as more variables are being proposed as relevant. As part of this process, the present paper proposes hardiness as an addition to positive psychology. Hardiness is a combination of attitudes that provides the courage and motivation to do the hard, strategic work of turning stressful circumstances from potential disasters into growth opportunities. In this regard, the inherently stressful nature of living is discussed. Also clarified are the particular aspects of excellence in performance and health to which hardiness is relevant. The paper concludes with a call for issue-resolving research through which orientations and actions proposed as part of positive psychology can be compared in their contributions to performance and health. Two studies along these lines have found hardiness more powerful than optimism and religiousness in coping with stresses.
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- Authors
- Maddi, S. R.
- Venue
- The Journal of Positive Psychology
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2006-07
- Volume
- 1
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 160-168
- ISSN
- 1743-9760 (ISSN-L)
- 1743-9779
- OpenAlex
- W2025902440
- Cited by
- 465
- References
- 55
- FWCI
- 9.47
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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