Hardiness: The courage to grow from stresses

Journal of Positive Psychology

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 160-168

  Maddi, Salvatore R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Courage; Hardiness; Hardy attitudes; Hardy coping; Hardy self care; Hardy social support; Positive psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009599187     PISSN: 17439760     EISSN: 17439779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17439760600619609     Document Type: Article

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