Hardiness: Turning Stressful Circumstances into Resilient Growth

by Salvatore R. Maddi

These are turbulent times in which it becomes increasingly important to survive and thrive despite stressful circumstances. Hardiness is the pattern of attitudes and skills that provides the courage and strategies that helps people be resilient by turning potential disasters into growth opportunities and fulfillment, thereby enhancing their performance, sense of fulfillment, and health. Hardiness as the pathway to resilience under stress has become of considerable interest, it is beginning to have an influence on the emerging emphasis of positive psychology by expanding this approach beyond mere happiness, to the courage and strategies needed to make the most of difficult times. The book starts with the special value of hardiness in being resilient by not only surviving, but also thriving under stress, and thereby achieving fulfillment in living. The book then elaborates on the pattern of attitudes and skills of hardiness that form the pathway to this needed resiliency. It discusses the 30 years of validational research and practice that is available concerning hardiness. The book offers various applications of hardiness assessment and training that can contribute to a better life. These include, among others, how hardiness can be trained in school and emphasized in psychotherapy, how hardiness facilitates the intimacy and longevity of relationships, and what organizations need in order to perform successfully in these turbulent times. The book is of interest to academics, industrial and organizational psychologists, clinical psychologists, mental health professionals, and professionals in public health, social work, sociology and human resources.

Genres: Psychology

99 pages, Paperback

First published September 20, 2012

About the author

Salvatore R. Maddi, professor emeritus of psychological science, an authority on hardiness, died of cancer Nov. 29. He was 87. Maddi's pioneering research changed the perception of stress from an evil to be avoided to an intrinsic part of life that can be beneficial when treated as a challenge.

Reviews

[Sarah]

من ترجمه فارسی این کتاب با عنوان "سخت رویی (بهره گیری از شرایط استرس زا در جهت رشد تاب آوری) را مطالعه کردم. راستش چندان ترجمه برام راضی کننده نبود و با این که مبحث ساده و ملموس بود اما درگیری با جملات باعث می شد که گاهی بعضی مطالب رو دوبار بخونم. به هر حال کتاب از مجموعه کتابهای روانشناسی مثبت گراست و مجموعه ای از پژوهش و تحقیقات و دستاوردهای دکتر سالواتور و همکارانش است. در این کتاب به ویژگی سخت رویی اشاره شده که یکی از مواد لازم برای تاب آوری (resilience) هست و شامل سه مولفه تعهد، کنترل و مبارزه جویی است.
سعی کردم خلاصه روانی از این کتاب را برای علاقه مندان تهیه کنم و در سایتم بگذارم.

[Tian Esterhuizen · Rating 1 out of 5]

I paid a ridiculous amount of money for this book, which turned out to be a compilation of journal articles selling the effectiveness of resilience training. But telling you very little about the actual training, besides that you can attend a training program on it (which can be booked via theirwebsite). I was very excited for this book, and highly disappointed when I read it.