Examining tenets of personal growth initiative using the personal growth initiative scale-II

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1396-1403

  Weigold, Ingrid K ^a   Porfeli, Erik J ^b   Weigold, Arne ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^b NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Notre Dame College   (United States)

Author keywords

Optimal functioning; Personal growth initiative; Personal growth initiative scale II; Vocational identity; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENT; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; PERSONAL GROWTH INITIATIVE; PERSONAL GROWTH INITIATIVE SCALE II; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SELF CONCEPT; VOCATIONAL IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT; YOUNG ADULT; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; BEHAVIOR; CHARACTER; COPING BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; JOB SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CAREER CHOICE; CHARACTER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890054412     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: 1939134X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0034104     Document Type: Article

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