Positive Personality Research Articles

Memaksimalkan Kepribadian Kritis Positif Materi Sifat Gereja (Satu) Model PBL Fase F SMK Theresiana Semarang

This study aims to maximize the positive critical personality of eleventh-grade Culinary 2 students at SMK Theresiana Semarang through the PBL Phase F model on the Church Nature material. The research background reflects the complexity of educational challenges in Indonesia, focusing on academic issues and educational access disparities. A Center of Excellence School such as SMK Theresiana Semarang strives to address these challenges through the Merdeka Curriculum and a vocational education approach based on Christian values.The exploration of the causes of the problem highlights the cognitive, affective, and psychomotor aspects of students. Self-concept understanding is influenced by internal and external factors, while the affective aspect, especially self-acceptance and meaningful life, affects motivation and self-confidence. Psychomotor challenges, such as reluctance to speak in public, are also related to a lack of strong self-acceptance.Recommendations for improvement involve a holistic approach, including emotional support, inclusive learning, wise social media management, and effective guidance. Improving self-acceptance is directed towards building a positive identity, stable self-esteem, and meaningful life motivation. These steps are expected to contribute positively to the critical personality development of students, creating an inclusive and empowering learning environment at SMK Theresiana Semarang.

긍정강화인성프로그램이 간호대학생의 돌봄, 방어기전, 공감능력, 정서지능에 미치는 효과

Objectives This study was attempted to apply a positive reinforcement personality program for nursing students and to verify its effects on care, defense mechanisms, empathy ability and emotional intelligence. Methods This positive reinforcement character program was developed based on positive psychological reflection on character education and character education based on Seligman's(2011) positive psychology theory, and was provided as an 8-session program once a week. Data collection was from October 17 to December 9, 2022, and the study subjects were first-year nursing students at two four-year universities located in the region, with a total of 44 people, 22 in the experimental group and 22 in the control group. Data collected in a quasi-experiment with a non-equivalent control group before and after design were analyzed using SPSS 26.0. Results The positive reinforcement personality program significantly differed in nursing students' care(t=2.73, p=.013), empathy ability(t=3.87, p=.000), and emotional intelligence(t=-2.56, p=.012). However, the defense mech-anism sub-domains were immature(t=2.35, p=.076), mature(t=1.57, p=.136), self-inhibitory(t=2.96, p=.068), con-flict avoidant(t=-1.83, p=.152) there appeared to be no significant difference in any of the defense mechanisms. Conclusions Since this program can be an effective intervention to improve nursing students' care, empathy abil-ity, and emotional intelligence, it is thought that it can be used as basic data to prepare a plan to vitalize personality education of nursing students and develop a personality education program.

Which positive personality traits do people want to change?

Most people want to change some of their personality traits, typically those they and others perceive as lacking. However, past research focused on student samples and higher-order traits and has not fully explored the attributes of traits that predict change goals. As a replication and extension of previous findings, two studies examined (1) whether people want to change their character strengths and how character strengths change goals relate to (2) character strength levels, (3) age, and (4) well-being. Further, we examined which (5) attributes of character strengths, such as their association with morality or well-being, predict change goals. Participants (Study 1: N = 2,792 German-speaking adults, 79.2% women, median = 46 years; Study 2: N = 6,787 English-speaking adults, 67.0% women, median = 32 years) completed measures of character strengths, character strengths change goals, and well-being. A subsample ( n = 1,739) provided informant ratings. Results showed that participants wanted to increase all 24 character strengths. Most change goals showed negligible associations with participants’ well-being and age. Except for spirituality, participants—especially the less happy—wanted to change those character strengths they lacked. The character strengths’ relationship with well-being, but not their moral value, predicted the goals to change them.

Centenary Personality: Are There Psychological Resources that Distinguish Centenarians?

The number of centenarians is increasing year by year. Considering that happier people are likely to live longer, we asked ourselves whether healthy centenarians share psychological resources or positive personality characteristics that have enabled them to face traumatic situations and the challenges life more successfully. To our knowledge this is an issue that has not been sufficiently researched. Mixed methodology was applied. Qualitative Study 1: Nineteen centenarians participated between 100 and 107 years old of which 16 were women. Semi-structured, in-depth interviews about their life story were done. Quantitative Study 2: The purpose was to control the results of Study 1. Fifteen proxies for the centenarians participated. Results: In Study 1, 35 psychological resources were identified, of which 19 were central or identifying resources of the centenarians, and 16 peripheral or the product of individual differences. The central resources were grouped into six categories: vitality, taking pleasure in interaction, commitment, control, intellectually motivated and positivity, with resilience and intelligence added. The results in Study 2 were completely concordant. In conclusion, analysis of the lives of healthy centenarians provides us with knowledge that could help in achieving a healthy old age. Additionally, the study opens up new lines of research.

Posttraumatic growth and related factors among relatives, caring for cancer patients. Systematic review (Part 1)

Caring for cancer patients can have not only negative impact on the informal caregivers, but can also be a source of positive personality transformations in the challenging situation associated with cancer. Aim: identification and synthesis of data on posttraumatic growth (PTG) and socio-demographic, clinical and psychological factors associated with PTG in relatives, caring for patients with cancer. Methods: The review was conducted according to the statement of the PRISMA guidelines. The review used 2 search strategies: systematic electronic search in databases (Pubmed, Google Scholar, Cochrane, EBSCO, SAGE journals и eLIBRARY), manual search of articles in references lists of eligible articles. Results: a total of 23 studies were included in the review. The total amount of relatives and loved ones, caring for cancer patients was 5140. The average age of respondents was 52,2 (SD = 10,77) years. The majority of those surveyed were female - 58% and were spouses/partners of patients (52%). PTG among cancer patients' relatives is a universal phenomenon that occurs in a wide variety of socio-cultural populations and ethnic groups. The Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) is the most popular tool used for assessing PTG in the analyzed studies. Conclusion: there is a gap in domestic research on PTG among cancer patients' informal caregivers. The implementation of the PTG in to the clinical practice will help significantly expand the possibility of providing specialized psychological assistance to them.

Yoga-Nidra as a mental health booster: A narrative review

Mental health disorders are treated with all the available advanced health techniques. The pioneers of Indian philosophy, sages, saints, and yogis, through their experiences and rational explanations, expressed the importance of yoga, and their treatment effects. Yoga-Nidra (YN), one of a particular forms of yoga, is described as a simple and precise way of dealing with mental disorders. The use of YN as an intervention has been reported to reduce anxiety, anger, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and other different kinds of psycho-physiological abnormalities. In addition to the role of Yoga-Nidra as an intervention tool, it also brings relaxation to the mind and brain, mental catharsis, a positive attitude, self-improvement, and personality refinement. At the same time, YN contributes to boost concentration, memory, and other cognitive capacities, including attention, and thoughts.Because of its important therapeutic contribution to psychological well-being and mental health, it is currently used as a therapy and medical intervention. Yoga-Nidra and other yogic practices will play an important role in treating mental, physical, and psychological problems and improving cognitive abilities, and will help to connect with oneself.

The construction of a psychological support system for college students’ innovation and entrepreneurship incorporating a nonlinear stochastic model

Abstract In this paper, a non-linear stochastic model was constructed to introduce psychological capital as a random disturbance and predict students’ entrepreneurial intentions. Then, we conducted a differential analysis of students’ psychological capital on indicators of gender, family economic status and parents’ attitudes toward their children’s entrepreneurship, and also tested the mediating effects of innovation efficacy and perceived behavioral control to reveal the inner mechanism of the psychological capital of college students’ innovation and entrepreneurship. Finally, a psychological support system for college students’ entrepreneurship was constructed, including three dimensions a positive organizational system, positive emotional experience, and positive personality traits. The study showed that the direct effect of psychological capital on entrepreneurial intention was significant, β = 0.15, t = 3.19, p < 0.01, and overall significant. Innovative efficacy significantly and positively predicted perceived behavioral control β=0.48, t=12.67, p<0.001 and entrepreneurial intention β=0.09, t=2.15, p<0.05. This study has important implications for improving the quality of entrepreneurial activities and optimizing the entrepreneurial environment of college students.

The Influence of Montessori Education on Children's Personality Development and the Way of Thinking

This paper investigates the impact of Montessori education on childrens personality development and thinking patterns. Montessori education is a child-centered approach to education that emphasizes the childs individual needs and interests, and encourages self-directed learning and exploration. The study aims to explore whether Montessori education can promote positive personality traits and enhance cognitive abilities in young children. The research is based on a literature review of previous studies on Montessori education and its effects on childrens development. The study adopts a literature review approach to explore previous research on Montessori education and its impact on childrens development, particularly on their personality and thinking patterns. The research draws on a range of scholarly sources, including academic journals, books, and online databases, to provide a comprehensive overview of the subject. The results of the study suggest that Montessori education can have a positive impact on childrens personality development, promoting traits such as independence, self-discipline, and creativity. Montessori education also appears to enhance childrens cognitive abilities, particularly in areas such as problem-solving, critical thinking, and spatial reasoning. The findings of this study support the effectiveness of Montessori education in promoting positive personality traits and enhancing cognitive abilities in young children. This research has important implications for educators and parents who are interested in providing children with an education that promotes holistic development and prepares them for success in life.

PENERAPAN INTERNALISASI NILAI RELIGIUS BERBASIS MODERASI BERAGAMA MELALUI PENDIDIKAN MULTIKULTURAL DI MADARSAH ALIYAH NEGERI (MAN) 1 SITUBONDO

Internalizing the religious character of religion through multicultural education at Madarsah Aliyah Negeri 1 Situbondo. It is interesting to study in relation to its environment and teachings, the Madrasah Aliyah Negeri 1 Situbondo under the auspices of the Nurul Wafa Islamic Boarding School to oblige all students to live and study religion in Islamic boarding schools. Therefore, students develop habits, and associate with them in accordance with the values ??of multicultural education, namely the value of tolerance, students can become more tolerant. Making learning in schools that can build and shape students' personalities. Religious education, discipline, tolerance, honesty, national spirit. This is done to form students with positive personality and insight

Classifying human emotions in HRI: applying global optimization model to EEG brain signals.

Significant efforts have been made in the past decade to humanize both the form and function of social robots to increase their acceptance among humans. To this end, social robots have recently been combined with brain-computer interface (BCI) systems in an attempt to give them an understanding of human mental states, particularly emotions. However, emotion recognition using BCIs poses several challenges, such as subjectivity of emotions, contextual dependency, and a lack of reliable neuro-metrics for real-time processing of emotions. Furthermore, the use of BCI systems introduces its own set of limitations, such as the bias-variance trade-off, dimensionality, and noise in the input data space. In this study, we sought to address some of these challenges by detecting human emotional states from EEG brain activity during human-robot interaction (HRI). EEG signals were collected from 10 participants who interacted with a Pepper robot that demonstrated either a positive or negative personality. Using emotion valence and arousal measures derived from frontal brain asymmetry (FBA), several machine learning models were trained to classify human's mental states in response to the robot personality. To improve classification accuracy, all proposed classifiers were subjected to a Global Optimization Model (GOM) based on feature selection and hyperparameter optimization techniques. The results showed that it is possible to classify a user's emotional responses to the robot's behavior from the EEG signals with an accuracy of up to 92%. The outcome of the current study contributes to the first level of the Theory of Mind (ToM) in Human-Robot Interaction, enabling robots to comprehend users' emotional responses and attribute mental states to them. Our work advances the field of social and assistive robotics by paving the way for the development of more empathetic and responsive HRI in the future.

Basic Psychological Needs and its Relationship with Self-compassion among University Students

Background of the study: Basic psychological needs and self-compassion have gained significant attention in the field. Numerous studies have explored these concepts and their correlation with various personal variables due to their importance and their impact on positive personality aspects and mental health outcomes. Aims and scope of paper: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between basic psychological needs and self-compassion, as well as to examine potential differences in the level of basic psychological needs and self-compassion based on gender and college affliction. Methods: The study included a sample of 528 undergraduate students from Hashemite University. Data were collected using the Basic Psychological Needs Scale and Self-Compassion Scale. Result: The results indicated no gender-based differences in the level of basic psychological needs and two dimensions (competence and autonomy) due to gender, while males had higher level of relatedness compared females. Additionally, there were no significant differences in the level of basic psychological needs and two dimensions (competence and relatedness), between students' form scientific and humanities colleges. However, students from scientific colleges exhibited higher level of autonomy. The study also found that females had higher levels of self-compassion compared to males, with no differences based on college affiliation. Furthermore, positive correlations were observed between basic psychological needs and self-compassion, as well as and between psychological needs and self-compassion subscales (self-kindness, common humanity, and mindfulness). Conversely, a negative correlation was identified between basic psychological needs and self-compassion subscales (self-judgment, isolation, and over-identified). Conclusion: The basic psychological needs are of paramount importance in human development, and they serve as fundamental requirements throughout an individual's growth. The study revealed a positive correlation between basic psychological needs and self-compassion. These findings have valuable implications for the development of training and guidance programs aimed at enhancing basic psychological needs and self-compassion, which can ultimately contribute positively to the learning process.

The role of core self-evaluations and ego-resiliency in predicting resource losses and gains in the face of the COVID-19 crisis: the perspective of conservation of resources theory.

The purpose of the present study was to investigate, through the lens of conservation of resources theory, the predictive role of 2 positive personality traits in the form of core self-evaluations (CSE) and ego-resiliency (ER) in resource losses and gains triggered by the COVID-19 crisis. The 2 personality traits, constituting positive person-related resources, were examined in relation to resource losses and gains in both general and distinct life domains: hedonistic and vital, spiritual, family, economic and political, and finally power and prestige. The findings from a nationwide sample of 1000 working adults (65% women; age M±SD 38.93±10.9 years) indicated that CSE negatively predicted resource losses, whereas ER served as a positive predictor of resource gains. The predictive role of personality traits was demonstrated both for resource losses and gains in general and in different life domains. The results of this study highlight in particular the role of CSE as a protective factor of resource losses, and the role of ER as a promotive factor of resource gains, suggesting that both traits might evoke divergent resilience responses when facing prolonged stressful life events. Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2023;36(4):551-62.

The role of Guidance Counseling Teachers (BK) in Finding Positive Personality in Class VIII (Eight) Students at SMP Negeri 2 Rantau Utara

This research uses a qualitative approach. Researchers obtain the required data directly from respondents in the field. The technique used in collecting research data is through interviews. The results of this research will be presented in the form of words that do not use statistical techniques. This research was conducted determine the role of guidance and counseling teachers in develoving positive personalities in class VIII students at SMP Negeri 2 Rantau Utara. Based on the results of the interview, it can be be concluded thet although it is not yet perfect due to inadequate facilities, the role of the BK teachers at SMP Negeri 2 Rantau Utara in develoving positive personalities for class VIII students has been carried out well, namely by carrying out character development, making a fixed schedule and collaborating with the school principal, subject teachers. This can be proven by the reduction in class VIII students who violate school rules,

Assessments of viral load and haematological parameters in HIV patients on HAART in Ilorin, Kwara state

Human immune deficiency virus (HIV) infection represents the most common cause of acquired immune deficiency and leads to clinical disease referred to as Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Highly active antiretroviral therapies (HAART) are the gold standard for the management of HIV disease. Viral load indicates that treatment is effective. A high viral load in a person on treatment indicates either that the medication is not being taken properly or that the virus is becoming resistant to the medication. This is a comparative study aimed at assessing the Viral load count and haematological parameters. 120 HIV positive individual and 40 HIV negative subjects were recruited for this study,while haematological parameters were carried out using Sysmex KX-21 analyser. Results was analyzed using SPSS version 20. .Our result shows the following mean absolute counts of haematological parameters; lymphocyte count of HIV positive persons to be 1.42±1.82, Neutrophil 1.64±2.80, Monocyte 0.07±0.08, Basophil 0.05±0.06 Eosinophil 1.71±3.42 while the mean value of TWBC 5.130±1.43, RBC 3.97±0.48, HB 11.41±1.65, MCV 87.054±15.59 and MCHC MCHCf/l, compared to 0.78±0.08, 1.10±0.32, 0.06±0.02, 0.01±0.01 and 1.14±3.42 respectively among the HIV negative individual. In conclusion, we found that the use of antiretroviral drugs could positively or negatively affect haematological parameters, depending on the choice of combination used.

Hubungan Antara Bermain Aktif Dengan Perkembangan Sosial Pada Anak Pra-Sekolah Usia 4-6 Tahun Di TK AR Rohmah Bekasi Barat

Introduction: Prenatal up to 8 years is a golden period because a child's brain development is up to 80%, so it is the best time to develop a positive and potential personality to become an adult. Active play is an activity carried out by a person in order to get pleasure and satisfaction from the activities he does himself.1 Children's social development is the ability possessed by children related to the way children behave in their social life according to community values ​​so that children can become useful individuals in community life.2 Methods: Quantitative with a research design using a cross-sectional approach the sample in this study were all parents of students at AR Rohmah Kindergarten West Bekasi as many as 45 parents the sampling technique was total sampling. Results: Active play yielded good results for 34 (75,6%) respondents, while 4 (8.9%) respondents were not good. While good social development is 2 (4,4%) respondents, while respondents with poor social development are 5 (11,1%) respondents. Hypothesis testing using Chi-Square obtained a p-value of 0,000 (P < 0,05). Discussion: There is a significant relationship between active play and social development in preschoolers aged 4-6 years at AR Rohmah Kindergarten West Bekasi in 2022.

Representation of Parental Communication in Nanti Kita Cerita Tentang Hari ini (2020)

Family is the primary socialization agent, parents as important figures have the responsibility to educate and raise their children, one of which is through communication. But, in this day, there is still a lot of disharmonies in the family caused by several factors such as the lack of parental communication education from parents to children. On the other hand, a harmonious atmosphere can be built if there is an attitude of openness and good communication within the family, both verbally and non-verbally. Departing from this matter, the researcher further discussed the topic of family communication through the film, Nanti Kita Cerita Tentang Hari Ini as a reflection of similar cases in real life. This research uses Charles Sanders Pierce's semiotic method through signs, objects, and meanings. The results show that the father character has a dominant role with harsh communication that has a negative impact on the child, while the mother applies responsive communication that helps the growth of a positive personality in the child. Although the mother's role is not dominant, her parental communication serves as a balance to the father's communication in the family

Longitudinal course and correlates of realness

People who are real are able to express how they truly think and feel and what they truly want even when there is social pressure not to. Previous research suggests that realness is associated with better social functioning and adaptive personality traits including lower neuroticism and higher extraversion, openness, and conscientiousness. However, unlike other measures of the broader concept of authenticity, realness is not related to agreeableness. This suggests that people who are real are able to be disagreeable in circumstances in which the situation calls for it, perhaps because they are more motivated to be true to themselves than to avoid social costs. This study extended previous research in three ways: (1) replicate associations with personality traits, (2) examine whether lower stress and higher social support are related to realness, and (3) examine the longitudinal course of realness over 18 months during the critical period of young adulthood. In 412 young adults from California, we replicated associations between realness and adaptive personality traits and found that it was also associated lower stress and higher social support and was highly stable over time. These findings provide further evidence that realness corresponds closely to the core of authenticity as described in foundational theories of positive personality development among young adults.

The effects of positive personality on life insurance salespeople's customer orientation

PurposeStudies have shown that customer orientation has a substantial impact on a business's success. This study examines the effects of positive personality on salespeople's proactive customer orientation (PCO) and responsive customer orientation (RCO) by incorporating the effects of job enthusiasm and transformational leadership.Design/methodology/approachA questionnaire survey is conducted. A total of 511 questionnaires are received from Taiwan's life insurance salespeople. Partial least squares (PLS) regression is used to test the hypotheses.FindingsThe results show that positive personality influences PCO and RCO both directly and indirectly through job enthusiasm. The effect of transformational leadership is also found to be significant. Financial service companies should be concerned about the important role of positive personality and transformational leadership in promoting job enthusiasm, PCO and RCO among salespeople.Originality/valuePrevious studies mostly focused on the direct relationship between customer orientation and organizational outcomes, neglecting the role of individual personality. This gap leaves us wondering how a positive personality influences a salesperson's proactive and responsive customer orientation. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first study to examine the mechanisms of a positive personality, job enthusiasm, and transformational leadership on salespeople's PCO and RCO.

Association of Extracelluar Matrix Protien 1 with Semen Parameters and Testosterone Concentration in Male Infertility

Background: Extracellular matrix protein 1 (ECM1) is a glycoprotein that interacts with extracellular proteins into semen predominantly by epididymis, supports considering the role of the epididymis in sperm maturation. Testosterone is a steroid hormone from the androgen group is primarily secreted in the testes. Objectives: The aim of this study is to assess the concentration of ECM1 and serum by (ELISA) kit with semen parameters in fertile and infertile men in Najaf City, Iraq. Material and Methods: A total of 90 participants (45 infertile and 45 fertile men) were mean age (40.02) control fertility male, while the mean age as infertile (40.22) years included in the current study. The patients were sub-grouped into: 45 infertile with semen abnormal oligozoospermia, azoospermia, asthenozoospermia and teratozoospermia patients, it used for measuring the concentration and parameters ECM1and serum testosterone by Elisa kit. Results: Statistical analysis showed highly significant differences between the two groups show (p < 0.05). The level of ECM in the infertile group was lower in concentration than the control group with statistically significant differences (p < 0.0001*). The difference between the totals was highly significant by a criterion (p < 0.0001*) 45 in all group that studied a positive person correlation highly significant between serum testosterone (IU/mL) and seminal ECM1, (pg/mL) in all age groups of 45 male infertility at a (p < 0.001*). Conclusion: The decrease in serum testosterone levels with the decrease in the level of seminal plasma ECM1 in infertile men provide evidence that levels can be used as reliable markers in the diagnostic criteria of male infertility. This study’s results suggest that concentration ECM1.

A hidden burden of disease in a specific group: Evaluation of COVID-19 seroconversion rates in pediatric patients with leukemia

SARS-CoV-2, a respiratory viral disease, is thought to have a more severe course in patients with malignancy and low immune systems. This prospective single-center study was conducted at the University of Health Sciences Dr Behçet Uz Children's Hospital from September 22 to December 31, 2021. Asymptomatic COVID-19 transmission rates were assessed using SARS-CoV-2 serology in patients with leukemia who had no history of COVID-19 infection. Among the 54 patients, 19 (35.2%) were females and 35 (64.8%) were males. The median age was 5.5 years (min 6 months, max 17 years). Forty-nine (90.5%) of the leukemia patients had acute lymphoblastic leukemia, while 5 (9.5%) had acute myeloid leukemia. Five of the 54 patients had a history of COVID-19 or contact with a positive person. SARS-CoV-2 IgG positivity was detected in 18 (36.7%) of 49 patients with no history of COVID-19 infection. Leukemia patients have a high seroconversion for SARS-CoV-2 without showing any symptoms supporting the asymptomatic course of COVID-19 infection in this risk group. As a result, patients with leukemia may have a high rate of COVID-19 seroconversion without showing symptoms.