Enhancing Psychological Capital and Personal Growth Initiative: Working on Strengths or Deficiencies

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 50-62

  Meyers, Maria Christina ^a   van Woerkom, Marianne ^a   de Reuver, Renee S M ^a   Bakk, Zsuzsa ^a   Oberski, Daniel L ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Higher education; Personal growth initiative; Positive psychology; Psychological capital; Strengths interventions

Indexed keywords

DRIVE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; STUDENT; WORK; YOUNG ADULT;

DRIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; STUDENTS; WORK; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925733650     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/cou0000050     Document Type: Article

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