The Role of Hardiness and Grit in Predicting Performance and Retention of USMA Cadets

Military Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 19-28

  Maddi, Salvatore R ^a   Matthews, Michael D ^b   Kelly, Dennis R ^b   Villarreal, Brandilynn ^a   White, Marina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY   (United States)

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EID: 84855468779     PISSN: 08995605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08995605.2012.639672     Document Type: Article

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