Measure Of Self-actualization Research Articles

Взаимосвязь самоактуализации, параметров психологического времени и характеристик личности на этапе профессиональной подготовки

The relevance of the study is determined by the fact that the formation of a subject of professional activity at the present time becomes nonlinear, multivariate. The question is raised about personal and socio-psychological measures of self-actualization in terms of professional dynamism and uncertainty of post-industrial society. Special attention is paid to professional transpective of the subject. The novelty of the research is seen in the fact that transpective is a result of culturally assimilated and actualized in society methods of implementation of the potential in the professional sphere. A review of the concepts of self-actualization, conceptions of psychological time and approaches to the description of personality is made. It is shown that self-actualization is carried out against the background of stable set of psychological characteristics through reflection and design of way of life pattern. It is proved that the model of professional development in the logic of post-industrial society should include self-actualization, personality factors and the parameters of psychological time of personality. Empirical study is made of the links between levels of individual self-actualization, parameters of the subjective picture of way of life and psychological time, as well as indicators of cross-culturally validated five-factor model of personality. The results of a comparative analysis of the levels of severity of psychological time parameters and personal factors of students with different levels of self-actualization are presented.

Claims of Near-Death Experiences, Gestalt Resistance Processes, and Measures of Optimal Functioning

The present study investigated the relationship between claims of near-death experiences (NDEs) and measures of self-actualization, Gestalt resistance processes, transfluence, mystical experiences, and claims of peak life experiences in a sample of 155 individuals. As hypothesized, I found significant positive correlations between the claims of NDEs and transfluence and mystical experiences. I found no significant correlations between claims of NDEs and the seven Gestalt resistances, suggesting that NDErs are neither more nor less resistant than nonNDErs. I also found no significant relationship between claims of NDEs and self-actualization or claims of peak life experiences.

Reliability of a New Measure of Self-Actualization

The purpose of this study was to investigate both the internal consistency and temporal reliability of the Measure of Self-actualization of Potential. Results from the initial pilot study ( n = 414) used to develop the inventory are compared with those of a new sample ( n = 156) designed to evaluate its stability. Responses from the new sample support our initial findings of moderate to relatively high alpha coefficients for the two main scales and five subscales. Test-retest reliability for the new set of responses indicates high stability, with intraclass correlation coefficients ranging from .74 to .88. For the over-all scale, Cronbach alpha reaches .90 and the intraclass coefficient .87. In addition to better psychometric properties, the new inventory has two other advantages over the Personal Orientation Inventory, fewer items and a self-report format.

Identity closure: a fifth identity status.

This study examined identity status and self-actualization of young adults (N = 41), who were administered a revised identity interview (based on Marcia's interview) and a measure of self-actualization (the Personal Orientation Inventory). A fifth status, identity closure, was added to account for status regression and re-foreclosure, found in previous studies. This addition prompted a revision of the operational definition of identity achievement to include three criteria: exploration, tentative commitment, and openness to alternatives. Open achieved individuals scored higher than closed individuals on the measure of self-actualization, suggesting some validity for the revised operational definition of identity achievement and providing support for Eriksonian theory. Theoretical implications and the development of a revised paradigm are discussed.

Scores on self-actualization for gifted junior high school students.

Self-actualization scores of 47 gifted students in Grades 7 and 8 were assessed using the Reflections of Self by Youth (ROSY), the Maslowian Scale, and the Personal Orientation Inventory. No gender differences were observed. Students in Grade 7 scored significantly higher on the ROSY; students in Grade 8 scored significantly higher on the Maslowian Scale Psychological subscale and Total score. Scores on the Maslowian Scale Fundamentals and Self-actualization subscales and Personal Orientation Inventory were not different for any group. Correlations among the three measures of self-actualization are presented.

An Exploration of the Relationship between Interpersonal Problems and Psychological Health

The relationship between interpersonal distress and psychological health was investigated using a sample of 185 college undergraduates. Subjects completed the Inventory of Interpersonal Problems (a measure of interpersonal distress), the Personal Orientation Inventory (a measure of self-actualization), and the Miller Social Intimacy Scale (a measure of interpersonal closeness). The mean of scores on the Inventory of Interpersonal Problems was compared with the mean of the clinical sample reported in 1988 by Horowitz, et al. The measures of psychological health were correlated with the Inventory of Interpersonal Problems total and with the octant scales of the Inventory of Interpersonal Problems-Circumplex version. The measures were also projected onto the circumplex to summarize their interpersonal connotations.

Validity and Reliability of the Revised California Psychological Inventory's Vector 3 Scale

This study examined the validity and reliability of the revised California Psychological Inventory's (CPI) Vector 3 (v.3) self-realization scale by administering it and other personality questionnaires to 528 introductory psychology students. Coefficient alpha for the v.3 scale was .85 for the entire sample, and was .84 and .86 for males and females, respectively. V.3 correlated .47 with the Inner Directed scale of the Personal Orientation Inventory, the most widely used measure of self-actualization. In addition, subjects who were more self-realized had higher self-esteem, more internal locus of control, fewer neurotic symptoms, lower trait and state anxiety, and were more assertive than those who were less self-realized. It was concluded that v.3 is a valid measure of Gough's self-realization construct.

Factor Structure of the Short Form Measure of Self-Actualization in a Black Sample

The present study sought to assess the factor invariance of Jones and Crandall's short form measure of self-actualization on a sample of 213 black undergraduates. A principal components analysis followed by a varimax rotation yielded five factors, four of which were interpretable. The obtained structure essentially replicated that of Jones and Crandall; however, there were differences that indicate the test cannot be assumed to be invariant across ethnic groups.

Effects of a growth group on counseling students' self-actualization

Abstract This study examined the effects of a 12-week growth group on self-actualizing behaviors involving a treatment group of nine master-level counselor candidates and a control group of eight master-level counselor candidates. Significant gains were obtained by the treatment group over the controls on a measure of self-actualization and these gains tended to hold 5 months later

Self-Actualization and Personal Autonomy

Self-actualizing individuals, according to Maslow (1954), are hypothesized to operate autonomously of external expectations due to their undistorted perceptions of their own realistic abilities. Scores on the Personal Orientation Inventory, a measure of self-actualization, were used to divide subjects into high, medium, or low self-actualizing categories. Subjects were given a Logical Reasoning Ability Test over three treatment conditions: high, low, and no expectations with regard to performance. Analyses indicated greater personal autonomy for high and moderate self-actualizing subjects than in nonself-actualizing subjects, who showed the greatest variance in their reasoning test scores.

Use of the Personal Orientation Inventory with Disabled Athletes

Athletes who are blind or have impairments in hand-eye coordination that prevent writing are unable to complete psychological inventories in the standardized manner, i.e., read silently and answered independently and anonymously. Two studies were conducted on the oral administration of the Personal Orientation Inventory as a measure of self-actualization of disabled athletes. Reliabilities were examined across modalities (oral vs written) by administering the inventory both ways to 25 high school and college athletes, M age = 21.6 yr. Test-retest reliability for oral administration was affirmed in a study of 15 blind elite male athletes and 15 cerebral palsied elite male and female athletes. It was concluded that the inventory, administered orally, may be appropriately used with disabled athletes.

Relationship between self-actualization and self-reported health practices.

To compare the reported health practices of high self-actualizing individuals with those of low self-actualizing individuals, 453 students enrolled in personal hygiene classes at a large southern university completed the Personal Orientation Inventory, a measure of self-actualization. The fifty highest scorers were identified as the high self-actualizing group and the 50 lowest scorers were identified as the low self-actualizing group. The two groups were administered the Health Practices Inventory. The high self-actualizing group reported using better health practices.

Relationships between suicide attitudes and indicators of mental health among adolescents

Abstract A growing body of research literature suggests a relationship between mental health status and attitudes toward suicide among adolescents. This paper reports two studies which explored opposite ends of the mental health continuum as they relate to suicide attitudes among young people. The first study compared attitudes toward suicide between a group of institutionalized 15–24 year olds and a group of college students. The second study assessed suicide attitudes among a group of college students with differing levels of mental health. Two major findings of these studies were that (a) young women with mental health problems severe enough to require institutionalization agree more with all reasons for suicide than do institutionalized males or males and females in a non-institutionalized group, and (b) students who score higher on one measure of self-actualization (inner-directedness) sympathize, empathize, and agree less with all reasons for suicide than do students who score lower on the same meas...

ROSE: A Measure of Self-Actualization and its Relationship to Creativity*

The Journal of Creative BehaviorVolume 19, Issue 1 p. 30-37 ROSE: A Measure of Self-Actualization and its Relationship to Creativity* LYNN R. BUCKMASTER, Corresponding Author LYNN R. BUCKMASTER 5829 Highland Terrace, Middleton, Wisconsin 53562. University of Wisconsin, 1025 West Johnson Street, Madison, Wisconsin 53706.Search for more papers by this authorGARY A. DAVIS, Corresponding Author GARY A. DAVIS Department of Educational Psychology 5829 Highland Terrace, Middleton, Wisconsin 53562. University of Wisconsin, 1025 West Johnson Street, Madison, Wisconsin 53706.Search for more papers by this author LYNN R. BUCKMASTER, Corresponding Author LYNN R. BUCKMASTER 5829 Highland Terrace, Middleton, Wisconsin 53562. University of Wisconsin, 1025 West Johnson Street, Madison, Wisconsin 53706.Search for more papers by this authorGARY A. DAVIS, Corresponding Author GARY A. DAVIS Department of Educational Psychology 5829 Highland Terrace, Middleton, Wisconsin 53562. University of Wisconsin, 1025 West Johnson Street, Madison, Wisconsin 53706.Search for more papers by this author First published: March 1985 https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2162-6057.1985.tb00401.xCitations: 6 † The authors are grateful to Ronald Serlin, University of Wisconsin, for his comments on the manuscript. AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume19, Issue1March 1985Pages 30-37 RelatedInformation

The Relationship Between Two Measures of Self-Actualization

The Personal Orientation Dimensions have been introduced as a refinement and extension of concepts of self-actualizing first measured by the Personal Orientation Inventory. The two inventories are theoretically and empirically compared and contrasted. Overall, there is little to favor the POD. It adds little, if anything, to what the POI provides. The recommendation is that users keep using the POI and not use the POD.

A Multidimensional Assessment of the Validity of the Personal Orientation Inventory

The present study investigated the validity of a global measure of self-actualization derived from the POI. The POI Inner-directed scale was related to numerous objective indices of self-actualizing characteristics (e.g., self-esteem, rigidity, empathy). Bivariate and multivariate correlational techniques presented a consistent picture of the self-actualizing dimensions tapped by the POI Id scale (e.g., self-esteem) as well as the self-actualizing characteristics unrelated to Id scale scores (e.g., machiavellianism). The results help to clarify the specific nature of the attributes measured by the Id scale, partially supporting its construct validity as an omnibus measure of actualizing tendencies. Finally, a new, face-valid measure of self-actualization is introduced which proved as valid as the POI as an index of self-actualization, with a considerable gain in parsimony.

Compatibility of self-actualization and anxiety.

Dabrowski's (1972) theory of positive disintegration argues that anxiety appears to be the dynamic of self-actualization. A study to assess this hypothesis (Wilkins, Hjelle, & Thompson, 1977) reported that self-actualization was incompatible with chronic, debilitating or neurotic anxiety. The current study further examined the empirical and conceptual relation between anxiety and self-actualization. A measure of self-actualization (the POI) and two measures of anxiety were taken from Ss (N = 126). Thirty-three items from the POI were found to be measures of anxiety and were scored negatively for self-actualization. Removal of anxiety items and rescoring of the POI yielded self-actualization measures that were related positively to anxiety test scores. The results indicate that the POI theoretically is biased against anxiety, the conclusion of Wilkins et al. is not necessary, and Dabrowski's theory remains viable.

Self-Actualization and Conceptual Structure

Many theorists have written about personality structures associated with positive mental health (2, 3). Conceptual systems theory provides one framework for identifying these structures (5). The purpose of this study was to replicate Wexler's finding that self-actualization is related to conceptual structure for 117 female undergraduates who completed four measures of conceptual structure and a measure of self-actualization not used in the original Wexler study, the Personal Orientation Inventory. The measures of conceptual structure included the Interpersonal Discrimination Test (1), the Wyer Integration Test (6), the Interpersonal Topical Inventory (4), and the Paragraph Completion Tesr.

Transcendental Meditation, Self/Actualization, and Global Personality

Summary The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI), as a measure of global personality characteristics, and the Tennessee Self Concept Scale (TSC), as a measure of self-actualization, were administered to volunteers in an experimental group consisting of recovering alcoholics and of individuals with general emotional problems participating in a three-month program of Transcendental Meditation, and to a control group from the same population. In addition a TSC for each S was completed by a “significant other” (OTSC) designated by the S. Experimental and control groups were not significantly different on any of the pretest measures, and at posttesting no significant differences between the two groups were found. Reasons for failing to find a significant change in global personality or self-actualization due to the practice of Transcendental Meditation, and cautions in conducting this type of research, were discussed.

Relation between Self-Actualization, Neuroticism and Extra Version

A replication of the study of the relationship between self-actualization and Neuroticism supported earlier findings. For 41 female and 38 male graduate students in educational psychology absence of significant correlations between measures of self-actualization and Extraversion did not support previous research but was more compatible with Maslow's original concept of self-actualization.