Recently there has been an increasing interest in subjective mental illness recovery, and it has been recognised that there is an important role for characteristics such as self-efficacy and locus of control. Mental toughness describes a set of characteristics important for dealing with stress and pressure, and is comprised of challenge, commitment, control of emotion, control of life, confidence in abilities, and interpersonal confidence. The current study explored relationships between mental toughness and subjective mental illness recovery. Seventy-seven participants (nineteen males and fifty-eight females, the majority of which were young adults aged 18–21 years) who had previously recovered from, or were currently recovering from a mental illness (self-reported) completed questionnaire measures of mental toughness and subjective mental illness recovery. Mental toughness had a positive significant relationship to recovery, with particular roles for commitment and confidence in abilities. The findings are discussed in terms of implications for recovery-oriented practice, intervention, and measurement. Further research should examine the role of mental toughness in different aspects of subjective recovery, and also explore relationships with objective measures of recovery.

最近，人们对主观精神疾病的康复越来越感兴趣，并且已经认识到自我效能和控制点等特征的重要作用。心理韧性描述了一组对应对压力和压力很重要的特征，包括挑战、承诺、情绪控制、生活控制、能力自信和人际关系自信。目前的研究探讨了心理韧性与主观心理疾病康复之间的关系。77 名参与者（19 名男性和 58 名女性，其中大多数是 18-21 岁的年轻成年人），他们之前已经康复，或目前正在从精神疾病中恢复（自我报告）完成了心理韧性和主观精神疾病恢复的问卷测量。心理韧性与恢复有显着的积极关系，尤其是对能力的承诺和信心。从对面向康复的实践、干预和测量的影响方面讨论了这些发现。进一步的研究应该检查心理韧性在主观恢复的不同方面的作用，并探索与客观恢复措施的关系。