A measure for assessment of beneficial and harmful fortitude: Development and initial validation of the Sisu Scale

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<p>Sisu is a Finnish cultural concept that denotes determination and resoluteness in the face of adversity. We propose that sisu will supplement the English-language based research on mental fortitude traits. Sisu has not been the focus of systematic research until very recently. We sought to validate the sisu construct and its sub-factor structure as postulated in a recent qualitative study. We investigated assoc...

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b1238b29-71a9-5bd3-b42d-6cdeeef6efd7

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10.31234/osf.io/7nptw