Factors correlated with personal growth initiative among college students: A meta-analysis [PDF]
HeliyonIn higher education, Personal growth initiative (PGI) has been the focus of attention, personal growth initiative is a fundamental mechanism for individual advancement, equipping college students with the resilience to navigate obstacles and bolstering ...
Zun Jiao, You Chen, Chunwei Lyu
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Social Support and a Sense of Purpose: The Role of Personal Growth Initiative and Academic Self-Efficacy [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 Objective: Studies have consistently found a positive relationship between social support and a sense of purpose; however, less is known about the underlying mechanisms of this relationship.
Jingxue Cai, Jingxue Cai, Rong Lian
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The association between passive social media use and personal growth initiative: a moderated mediation model [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyIntroductionMost of the previous studies have investigated the effect of personal growth initiative on college students’ positive development by using it as a predictor.
Heng Yue +5 more
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Free from your experiences to grow: belief in free will moderates the relationship between attachment avoidance and personal growth initiative [PDF]
BMC Psychology, 2023 Background Attachment theory proposes that attachment security facilitates personal growth. However, attachment security origins in relationship history, and thus, how people treat their experiences may influence the outcomes of attachment security ...
Fan Yang, Takashi Oka
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Personal growth initiative moderates the mediating effect of COVID-19 preventive behaviors between fear of COVID-19 and satisfaction with life [PDF]
Heliyon, 2022 This study focused on a moderated mediation model. First, it determined the mediating effect of COVID-19 preventive behaviors between fear of COVID-19 and satisfaction with life.
Zane Asher Green, Murat Yıldırım
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The relationship between personal growth initiative and college students’ social anxiety: the mediating role of core self-evaluation and social comparison orientation [PDF]
BMC PsychologyBackground Social anxiety is a common negative emotional experience that affects college students’ interpersonal communication, hindering the development of their social ability and career growth.
Yan Li, Yifu Qiu, Lehong Zhou
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Cyberbullying Victimization and Adolescent Drinking Behavior: Deviant Peer Affiliation as a Mediator and Personal Growth Initiative as a Moderator [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2020 Research has demonstrated a robust positive association between cyberbullying victimization and adolescent drinking behavior; however, the mediating and moderating mechanisms underlying this relationship remain largely unexplored.
Pei Chen +7 more
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The relationship between basic psychological needs satisfaction and personal growth initiative among female college students in Western China: a chain mediation effect [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyIntroductionFocusing on the growth motivation of female college students in the resource-constrained environments of Western China, this study integrates perspectives from Self-Determination Theory and Positive Psychology to examine the relationship ...
Shangxia Song, Bihua Yan
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Effects of personal growth initiative on occupational engagement of college students in the uncertain social context: A cross-lagged model and a moderated mediation model [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 In recent years, the international social context has become increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous (VUCA), and college students need a high level of long-term occupational engagement to cope with the unpredictability of the current ...
Zhun Gong +4 more
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Childhood adversity and social anxiety among college students: the mediating roles of personal growth initiative and problematic social media use [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyBased on the life course theory, this study explores the relationship between childhood adversity and social anxiety among college students, as well as the roles of personal growth initiative and problematic social media use in this context.
Yan Li +3 more
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