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The psychology of talent development in Paralympic sport: The role of personality
Published in Nima Dehghansai, Ross A. Pinder, Joe Baker, Talent Development in Paralympic Sport: Researcher and practitioner perspectives, 2023
Jeffrey J. Martin, Eva Prokesova, Hannah MacDougall
In the next section we focus specifically on three PTLIDs: hardiness, grit, and resilience. Hardiness is defined by feelings of internal control, having a purpose, or meaning in life, and perceiving life difficulties as challenges rather than problems (Martin et al., in press). In non-disabled sport, hardiness is related to success (Golby & Sheard, 2004; Johnsen et. al., 2013), sport engagement (Lonsdale et al., 2007), and subjective well-being (Oliver, 2009). Hardiness is also thought to promote life satisfaction (Pavot & Diener, 1993). Athletes high in hardiness experience satisfaction in their lives because of the three factors constituting hardiness. For example, a person who perceives that her life has a purpose and meaning will more likely feel life satisfaction compared to someone who lacks these life perspectives. Similarly, individuals who feel in control of their life and are aware that their actions and decisions make a difference in their lives, are more likely to feel satisfied than people who lack control. Also being able to view setbacks as opportunities to grow and learn rather than viewing setbacks as difficulties can increase life satisfaction. Hence all three factors constituting hardiness are relevant in promoting behaviors, cognitions, and affect that results in life satisfaction (Martin et al., 2015; Martin et al., 2020).
Work stress induced psychological disorders in construction
Published in Imriyas Kamardeen, Work Stress Induced Chronic Diseases in Construction, 2021
Hardiness is a personality that provides stamina to withstand stress (Weinberg and Gould 2011), and to actively engage in adaptive coping strategies (Quick et al. 2013). Landy and Conte (2006) described that hardy individuals possess three characteristics: they feel they are in control of their lives (having an internal locus of control)they have a sense of commitment to their family, work goals and valuesthey perceive unexpected change as a challenge rather than an obstacle.
Participation in youth care
Published in Micha de Winter, Children as Fellow Citizens, 2018
How then does one acquire a ‘good’ style of coping, and what role does participation play in this? Individual variations in ways of coping with the environment obviously do not arise in a vacuum. As we have already said, many factors play a role in this, such as the closeness of the social support network in which people live and grow up, the emotional relationships with the parents, and in a broader sense, the ‘objective’ circumstances of life such as social class and educational level. Nor can it be said, in line with this observation, that psychosocial well-being constitutes a linear function of the personality traits mentioned. At the most these can be seen as factors that protect, as a buffer against negative circumstances and events in life. Both personality traits and the way in which the individual perceives his environment are subject to development. According to the accepted transactional development model individual traits and environmental variables constantly change under the influence of the others (Sameroff, 1975, 1982). From this perspective we can also assume that coping is not a static quality, but a repertoire of personal strategies that develop in the course of time, on a reciprocal basis with the environment. To come back to the above-mentioned elements of a concept such as hardiness, we can say that it is the vulnerable or injured young people particularly who should be offered opportunities for developing commitment and a sense of control over their social environment, so that they can start to see problems and difficulties as a challenge.
Common resilience factors among healthy individuals exposed to chronic adversity: a systematic review
Published in Acta Odontologica Scandinavica, 2023
Marie Nordström, Peter Carlsson, Dan Ericson, Anders Hedenbjörk-Lager, Gunnel Hänsel Petersson
The 11 articles examining stress indicated that lower levels of stress can act protective, but in two studies, higher levels of stress were associated with better health. Perhaps being able to accept and adapt to stress enables some individuals to cope with higher levels of stress and still express health [68]. Several psychosocial factors may enable individuals to cope with stress. Factors such as locus of control and self-efficacy affect individual empowerment, which is the process of gaining control over one’s own life [16]. Individuals with hardiness are able to deal with stress in life [16]. Moreover, a positive social environment may buffer stress [12]. All these factors increase the feeling of being in control, which enables individuals to handle stressful events in life [16].
Capturing Resilience in Context: Development and Validation of a Situational Judgment Test of Resilience
Published in Human Performance, 2020
Yuejia Teng, Michael T. Brannick, Walter C. Borman
Moreover, current resilience measures tap into seemingly similar yet theoretically distinct constructs. For example, some resilience measures have varying degrees of overlap with psychological hardiness, a related but distinct personality trait (Grossman, 2014). Hardiness is defined as a stable personality trait and consists of three dimensions – commitment, control, and challenge (Eschleman, Bowling, & Alarcon, 2010; Windle, 2011). Pangallo et al. (2015) showed that four existing resilience scales either empirically or conceptually overlap with hardiness. The widely adopted CD-RISC was reported to be highly correlated with hardiness, r = .83; the Resilience Scale (Wagnild & Young, 1993), Resilience Scale for Adults (Friborg et al., 2003), and Resilience in Midlife Scale (Ryan & Caltabiano, 2009) were considered to tap into one of the three dimensions of hardiness (i.e., commitment). For theoretical development and use in applied settings, it is vital that resilience researchers develop better-validated measures that are able to distinguish resilience from hardiness.
Resilience in the U.S. Air Force: A Factor Analysis of Two Resilience Scales
Published in Military Behavioral Health, 2018
Mark A. Dixon, Cristina B. Bares
Hardiness is closely associated to the more global construct of resilience and seems to increase stress resistance and well-being (Westphal, Bonanno, & Bartone, 2008). Hardiness is a fairly stable, developmental personality characteristic supportive of positive outcomes to negative events in military populations (Bartone, 1999; Maddi, 2007). This construct was initially conceived with three components consisting of (a) a strong belief in personal control or influence over events and experiences, (b) a feeling of deep commitment or involvement in life's activities, and (c) viewing change as an exciting challenge for future development (Kobasa, 1979). There is a strong correlation between hardiness and health outcomes (Kobasa, Maddi, & Kahn, 1982), stress (Eid, Johnsen, Saus, & Risberg, 2004), adaptability in military leadership (Bartone, Kelly, & Matthews, 2013), and psychological health for returning deployers (Dolan & Adler, 2006).