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Hardiness

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By Wojak McFeelson

Definition

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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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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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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