Hardiness

Hardiness

some people are better able to cope with stress

'Hardy' people feel less threatend by stressful events and create less stress for themselves in daily life.

Notes on;

• Kobassa, 1979
• Commitment
• control
• challange
• evaluation of 'hardiness' consept 

Kobassa, 1979

Study of white males                       Middle class managers

High hardiness scores-->Had less illness

Hardiness acts as a buffer against negative effects of stressors.

CCC-Control, Commitment and Challange

Control
Hardy individuals have a sence of control on their life. If they dont hav ethe skills for a particular tasks they will aquire them.

Commitment
Hardy individuals have a sence of purpose in life.
Tackle tasks head on, as if they dont particularly want them.

Challange
Problems are seen as a challange not an obstical, they devate the needed time and energy.

Evaluation of the Hardiness consept

1)Maddi, 1998

• Development of hardiness training (stress man. techinique) showed this to be more effective than relaxation and meditation.

• Only used middle class p's so doesnt generalise public. Lacks certain validity.

4)Many hardiness assesments are done using self-report techiniques, do the p's tell the truth?

Key: Possitive    Negative

2) Little evidence to support role of 'challange' and 'commitment' in stress, only 'control' is important.

3)Do individuals keep the same hardiness over time?

Key: Possitive    Negative

2) Little evidence to support role of 'challange' and 'commitment' in stress, only 'control' is important.

3)Do individuals keep the same hardiness over time?