Hardiness: The courage to grow from stresses

By S. Maddi. 2006

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Subfields: Applied Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology

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Relevance of Hardiness Assessment and Training to the Military Context (2007, background): “As such, hardiness makes a useful contribution to the emphasis of positive psychology and posttraumatic growth (Bonanno, 2004; Maddi, 2006).”
Hardiness and undergraduate academic study: The moderating role of commitment (2007, background): “security) typifies an expectation that life is capricious, that changes will stimulate personal development, and that potentially stressful situations are appraised as exciting and stimulating rather than threatening (Maddi, 2006).”
Asian international students’ socio-cultural adaptation: Influence of multicultural personality, assertiveness, academic self-efficacy, and social support (2014, unknown): “Because cultural context shapes optimal functioning, assertiveness, which is considered positive functioning in U.S., might not be valued to the same degree in other cultures (Constantine & Sue, 2006; Maddi, 2006).”
A changed perspective: How gratitude can affect sense of coherence through positive reframing (2009, background): “Maddi ( 2006 ) discusses the concept of hardiness and describes it as being the hard work involved in turning stressful, potential disasters into growth opportunities.”
Individual differences in meaning-making: Considering the variety of sources of meaning, their density and diversity (2011, background): “Though the importance of commitment has been highlighted (e.g., Emmons, 2005; Maddi, 2006), little is known about the variety of commitments.”
Positive Psychology in the Workplace (2010, background): “A concept related to the earlier discussion is ‘‘hardiness’’, defined as ‘‘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’’ ( Maddi 2006, p. 160 ).”
A Cognitive Model of Psychological Resilience (2016, background): “For instance, those high in the personality trait of hardiness (Kobasa, Maddi & Kahn, 1982; Maddi, 2002; 2006; Maddi & Koshaba, 1994) - characterized by a commitment to finding a purpose in life, a sense of personal agency, and the belief that one can learn and grow from both positive as well as…”
Advancing mental toughness research and theory using personal construct psychology (2009, background): “Psychological hardiness is conceptualized as a constellation of attitudes, beliefs and behavioral tendencies consisting of control, commitment and challenge that provide an individual with resistance to negative life experiences such as stress and anxiety (Maddi, 2006 ).”
Detecting and constructing meaning in life events (2009, background): “may impede development when an individual fails to note the true inconsistencies between experience and his or her meaning system (King & Hicks, 2007; Levenson & Crumpler, 1996; Maddi, 2006).”
Adaptation (2012, unknown): “This concept was first proposed by Kobasa, who observed that individuals with high levels of hardiness are less prone to stress and view difficulties as manageable challenges (Maddi, 2002; Maddi, 2006).”
The Role of Hardiness and Grit in Predicting Performance and Retention of USMA Cadets (2012, methodology): “E-mail: srmaddi@uci.edu There is increasing evidence that personality factors play a key role in determining human performance in a variety of contexts (Duckworth, Peterson, Matthews, & Kelly, 2007; Maddi, 2002, 2006; Matthews, 2008a; Matthews, 2008b; Matthews, Peterson, & Kelly, 2006).”
Big five personality factors, hardiness, and social judgment as predictors of leader performance (2009, background): “But since hardiness is thought to be a trait-like variable that remains fairly stable over time and across situations (Maddi, 2006), this is not a serious concern.”
Job and team design: Toward a more integrative conceptualization of work design (2008, background): “Moreover, because an implicit component of the hardiness construct is that one finds meaning in stressful and challenging situations (Maddi, 2006), having high levels of hardiness should allow a worker to treat feedback from others, regardless of whether it is positive or negative, as developmental ”