The Courage and Strategies of Hardiness as Helpful in Growing Despite Major, Disruptive Stresses

Maddi comments on King and Hicks's article about disruptions of expectations and goals. King and Hick emphasized imposed, dramatic stresses but they also meant to include more ordinary, developmental stresses. He disagrees with the article's emphasis on the importance of having full awaren...

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Published in:The American psychologist 2008-09, Vol.63 (6), p.563-564
Main Author: Maddi, Salvatore R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Comfort
Coping
Development
Distress
Emotional Maturity
Goals
Happiness
Hardiness
Hardship
Helping Behavior
Human
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Learning
Mental health
Mental stress
Narratives
Occupational stress
Personality Development
Psychology - methods
Review articles
Social psychology
Social Support
Stress
Well Being
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Summary:Maddi comments on King and Hicks's article about disruptions of expectations and goals. King and Hick emphasized imposed, dramatic stresses but they also meant to include more ordinary, developmental stresses. He disagrees with the article's emphasis on the importance of having full awareness of the losses and using that awareness in the process of learning and moving developmentally forward, and how this emphasis requires a redefinition of happiness as more mature than a mere expression of easy comfort and security. In considering the psychological prerequisites for mature adult development, King and Hicks considered humility, courage, and the resulting acceptance of surprise and self-exploration. Although mentioned only in passing by King and Hicks, hardiness, as a pattern of courage and strategies that facilitate turning stressful circumstances from potential disasters into growth opportunities, is quite relevant for people dealing with major disruptions.
ISSN:0003-066X
1935-990X
DOI:10.1037/0003-066X.63.6.563