Talk:Motivation and emotion/Assessment/Topic

Hardiness
By Wojak McFeelson

Definition
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

 * 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.

How to Develop Hardiness

 * 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