A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF HARDINESS

Authors
JENNINGS BM STAGGERS N
Citation
Bm. Jennings et N. Staggers, A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF HARDINESS, Nursing research, 43(5), 1994, pp. 274-281
Citations number
60
Categorie Soggetti
Nursing,"Medicine Miscellaneus
Journal title
Nursing research → ACNP
ISSN journal
00296562
Volume
43
Issue
5
Year of publication
1994
Pages
274 - 281
Database
ISI
SICI code
0029-6562(1994)43:5<274:ACAOH>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
Hardiness is a construct with widespread appeal to nurse researchers. Of 97 papers reviewed, 35 were written by nurses. Because of its popul arity, there is a pressing need to analyze hardiness carefully. This c ritical analysis of hardiness describes Kobasa's work as the foundatio n of hardiness research, provides a review of hardiness in the nursing literature, and recommends future hardiness research.