The Illinois Bell Telephone Study: How Hardiness began
In the 1970s there began to be evidence that prolonged stress increased the overall likelihood of a wide range of physical illnesses, mental disorders, and performance breakdowns. Dr.Maddi at the University of Chicago and his team of researchers was especially interested in studying people who stayed well despite high levels of stress. If they could isolate the characteristics of those who thrived under stress, that would lead to ways to help those who did not thrive, to develop those characteristics. In 1975 Carl Horn, a Vice President at Illinois Bell Telephone (IBT), paved the way for Dr...
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