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Hardiness edit

By Wojak McFeelson

Definition edit

Hardiness is the trait that allows some people to experience hardship and push through and others to experience hardship and fail to move forward. Hardiness is the psychological result of a number of factors. A high level of hardiness is characterized by commitment to self, a large amount of interaction with the world around oneself, control over one’s self (Kobasa, 1979). This can all be summarized by the three C's of hardiness; commitment, control, and challenge (Lamberet & Lambert, 1999).

Firestone (2013) – definitions and example of commitment, control and challenge Commitment – have something that they are commited to – a goal or belief in what they are doing Control – control what they can don’t worry about what they cant/ wont change you or try to control everyone or everything around them Challenege – change is a blessing not a curse/ embrace life with joy and creativity and use change as incentive to grow

The Benefits of Hardiness edit

  • Hardiness has been seen to result in less illness as seen in Kobasa (1979).
  • It also has been shown to result in less stress related illnesses. [1]
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Fig 1. Hardiness has been found to decrease illness and stress related ailments.


How to Develop Hardiness edit

  • Just like the hardiness of the body the hardiness of the mind can also be developed and built upon.
  • Finding a meaningful take away from a stressful situation can make those situations easier and increase hardiness [2]

References edit

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  1. [Hystad, S. W., Eid, J., Laberg, J. C., Johnsen, B. H., & Bartone, P. T. (2009). "Academic stress and health: Exploring the moderating role of personality hardiness". Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research. 53 (5): 421–429. doi:10.1080/00313830903180349.], additional text.
  2. [Britt, T. W., Adler, A. B., & Bartone, P. T. (2001). Deriving benefits from stressful events: The role of engagement in meaningful work and hardiness. Journal of occupational health psychology, 6(1), 53.]
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