Process Of Personal Growth Research Articles

The Infinite Corridor.

Description This photograph was chosen as a visual representation of the poem "Theory of a Well Mind" to capture the essence of the poem's exploration of the human psyche and the journey toward mental wellness. The corridor, with its repeating arches and vanishing point, symbolizes the cyclical nature of thoughts, emotions, and actions that the poem delves into. Just as the corridor seems to stretch into infinity, the poem reflects on the seemingly endless and challenging process of personal growth and self-discovery. The contrast between light and shadow within the image mirrors the poem's themes of introspection, uncertainty, and the pursuit of clarity amidst the complexities of the mind. The light that filters through the arches and windows represents moments of insight and hope, while the shadowed areas evoke the difficulties and unknowns that one encounters on the path to wellness.

Unravelling the Experience of Grace: Antecedents, Consequences and Circular Dynamics in the Experience of Grace

Abstract This study consists of seven in-depth-interviews about antecedents and consequences of grace experiences analyzed by CQR. Results indicated that situations of difficulty can provide fertile ground for experiencing grace. Opening up in being and doing were considered to be helpful to recognize and actively receive grace. Participants reported growing closer to themselves, others/the Other and life itself. Through cross-analysis a cluster of circular dynamics emerged encompassing virtues serving as interlinking facilitators regarding the giving and receiving of grace in daily life. This study also suggests that grace experiences may be linked with personal growth processes related to meaning making and virtue- and character development.

Experiences of two students participating in the national competition for Physics apparatus and experiments

The purpose of this study is to understand and interpret the experiences of two high school students, participants in the national physics apparatus and experiments competition throughout their educational journey; from where the motivation, systematization and deepening of knowledge is promoted in the field of the development of constructivist learning, on the knowledge developed in the participants during their activity in the contest. The data were collected through a semi-structured interview. Among the results, the experience of the participants stands out, reflecting positive attitudes towards the study of physics and the importance of promoting personal growth processes through interaction in the teaching and learning process through contests promoted by educational institutions.

Community youth mental health awareness in Pakistan through the train-the-trainer model: Qualitative study of stakeholder perspectives

BackgroundYouth in low-resource settings such as Pakistan have high levels of unmet mental health needs. Mental health stigma and sparse resources are key barriers to accessing help. AimTo capture end-users’ and trainers’ perspectives of youth mental health awareness in Pakistan informed by the Train-the-Trainer framework. MethodA qualitative research design was adopted, utilizing focus group discussions to hear the voices of those engaged in the study. Following the facilitation of four youth mental health awareness events in disadvantaged communities, five focus groups were conducted with 29 participants, i.e., mothers (n = 7 and n = 3), youth (n = 3 female and n = 7 male), and trainers (n = 9). Data were integrated and analysed through framework thematic analysis, which is a codebook approach to thematic analysis. ResultsThree themes related to perceived individual, community and implementation enablers and challenges. Trainers, mothers and youth reported undergoing parallel processes of personal growth. Communities were viewed as sources of both stigma and solutions, through engagement and addressing contextual issues such as gender. ConclusionParticipants in community youth mental health awareness welcomed the opportunity to acquire and transfer new knowledge, but also identified required supports to engage and actively involve communities in Majority World Countries.

A qualitative meta‐analysis examining the impact of personal therapy on clinical work and personal and professional development

AbstractObjectiveThis study explored how personal therapy (PT) is experienced by psychotherapists, focussing on its positive and negative impact on clinical work as well as personal and professional development (PPD). The current meta‐analysis considered qualitative research studies focussing on therapists' experiences of the impact of their PT on their clinical activities and development.MethodA systematic review of the literature led to the identification of 21 published qualitative research studies. The findings from individual studies were subjected to grounded theory meta‐analysis.ResultsFive clusters were identified: (1) PT helps to increase self‐awareness in general and within the therapeutic relations; (2) PT helps therapists to adopt a therapeutic approach by observing and experiencing the impact of therapeutic interventions; (3) PT helps to support patients in the therapeutic process on the basis of one's own experience of going through a therapeutic process; (4) PT helps therapists to become more confident and authentic because it fosters self‐acceptance; and (5) PT hinders clinical work and PPD through exposure to inadequate interventions and by stirring up personal issues. The four helpful clusters can be linked to the processes of personal growth, learning through observation and experience, experiential learning, and professional identity development, respectively.ConclusionThe findings of this study indicate that PT can have a helpful impact on clinical work and PPD through four processes that strengthen effective therapist skills, attitudes and ways of being. However, several studies demonstrate that the influence of PT on clinical work and PPD can also be experienced as complex, ambiguous and even harmful.

The Personal growth on adolescent sexual abuse offender who have passed the detention period

Adolescents who believe that they can change are more open to learning, willing to confront challenges, and able to rise from failing, which means personal growth. This research aims to know the process of personal growth in adolescent sexual abuse offenders. The method that was used is qualitative with a phenomenology approach and using the interview as a data collection method. The result of this research describes the personal growth of adolescent sexual abuse offenders marked with three themes of personal growth starting the change, feeling the dissonance, and reorganizing the experience. The personal growth that surfaced is influenced by family, experience, and spiritual factors.

What is the process of personal growth? Introducing the Personal Growth Process Model

Personal growth as a process remains vaguely understood. We introduce the Personal Growth Process (PGP) model based on Carl Rogers's organismic valuing process (OVP). The PGP model explains personal growth as a sociocognitive embodied process whereby an individual undergoes multiple mental shifts that make up an ongoing, fluctuating process over the long term, starting from a place of psychological safety. The mental shifts occurring throughout the growth process are broadly categorized as self-awareness, openness towards experiencing and change, existential courage, autonomy/internal locus of control, taking responsibility for the self and others, self-compassion, and compassion towards others. These shifts all represent progress toward well-being, defined here as authenticity, harmony and life-satisfaction. Importantly, the model does not include only individual psychological constructs, but ties the process to one's social environment and common social responsibility.

Shadow and Society

In this paper, the archetype of the Child is considered as a psychological presence that fosters creativity and relationality for individuals and groups. The capacity for integrating the shadow aspect of human nature is a crucial psychological solution for reducing harmful biases and projections that negatively impact the subtle and emergent potential of the archetypal presence of the Child, along with the experience of actual children. A working hypothesis is that attentive listening to the voice of the divine child within each person supports processes of personal growth and spiritual transformation, in so doing mending the woundings of colonization and traumas inflicted by families and cultural systems. A Jungian perspective reveals a wound: the forgetting, through abuse or neglect, of the human relationship with the divine child archetype. The problem, from a Jungian perspective, becomes perilous, psychologically speaking: A person cut off from the child has no access to the bridge back to the Self, which cannot be discovered without the animating presence of the divine child. With the re-membering of the archetypal child in mind, the paper places emphasis on engaging with transpersonal forces that serve what Jung believed to be the religious function of the psyche. Jungian practitioners in community-based endeavors strive through arts-based practices to facilitate the integration of shadow aspects, as well as methods that seek to decolonize minoritized and marginalized frameworks and promote multiple ways of knowing.

Empowering Cancer Survivors in Managing Their Own Health: A Paradoxical Dynamic Process of Taking and Letting Go of Control.

In cancer care, gaps in support to help patients manage and live with the side-effects from cancer treatments have increased the emphasis on empowering patients to be more active and involved in managing their own health. However, empowerment in relation to promoting self-management behaviors is not well understood. Using the social constructivist grounded theory approach, our goal was to develop a theoretical understanding of this phenomenon in relation to the self-management behaviors of post-treatment cancer patients. Twenty-two post-treatment cancer patients participated in a semi-structured focused interview to co-construct with us how empowerment is defined, described, and experienced in relation to their capacity to self-manage. Through this co-construction, we defined empowerment as a process of personal growth, a display of fortitude and strength when participants confronted the impact of their illness that emerged in two dynamic and paradoxical ways: 1) establishing control over the impact of the illness as a means to maintain normalcy and to circumvent change over an eroding and changing sense of self and 2) relinquishing control over aspects of the illness deemed irrepressible and acknowledging and accepting change. When successful at establishing and/or relinquishing control, participants no longer viewed cancer as a threat, but re-interpreted their illness as also having a beneficial "empowering" experience and more capable of managing. Findings will guide the development of self-management interventions that use empowerment as a core construct.

Place of linguistic and country studies in the process of socio-cultural adaptation of foreign higher education applicants

The article deals with the peculiarities of the socio-cultural adaptation of foreign higher education applicants. The relevance of the study has to do with the significant flow of educational migrants to Ukraine. Most of them experienced “culture shock” due to the discrepancy between imaginary and real life in a foreign-speaking country with a history, culture, lifestyle, and traditions different from their own. Their socialization and language training are integral components of adaptation in a foreign-language educational and socio-cultural environment, of the process of personal growth. The author describes the peculiarities of communicative and sociocultural competences formation in the process of learning Ukrainian as a foreign language and considers the advisability of using sources that reveal the evolution of the country’s history and culture in the regional dimension. Knowledge of the region or city where foreigners study helps them navigate unfamiliar places better. The paper offers a view on the role and place of linguistic and country studies competence in the process of socio-cultural adaptation. The study of local history materials by foreign students should be accompanied by visual displays of examples of material and spiritual culture. It is advisable to conduct thematic excursions (real and virtual), round tables, contests, business games, and conferences. Foreign students should be involved in various communicative situations, which would allow them to remember the vocabulary and grammar of the Ukrainian language faster and better. It has been proved that studying the history and culture of another nation using language training of foreign citizens contributes to the formation of not only communicative competence but also a versatile personality. Understanding the differences in the historical processes, cultural and socio-economic development of individual countries and peoples contributes to the formation of the foundations of humanism and tolerance. The process of adaptation to a new foreign language environment promotes awareness of one’s own identity. Prospects for further research are seen in the improvement of forms and methods of classroom and extracurricular work, the use of new country studies materials to develop and increase the level of mastery of foreign students in all types of speech activities, to promote soft adaptation to new living conditions, and personal growth.

Personal growth in bereaved students: Associations with support, grief, and distress

Experiencing the death of a loved one can have a substantial negative impact on the grief and mental health of students. However, the bereavement can also lead to personal growth. We investigated the association between personal growth and support, grief, and distress. Bereaved students (N = 666) at Flemish universities and colleges (Belgium) completed an online survey with sociodemographic questions and four scales assessing personal growth, support, grief, and distress. Support and grief positively predicted personal growth. Emotional closeness correlated positively with personal growth. Our findings indicate a need for supporting bereaved students in their process of personal growth.

“Thanks to my child, I discovered that I am strong and I grew up with my child”: Personal growth in mothers of children with Down syndrome in Turkey

This study aims to examine the impact of a Down syndrome diagnosis on mothers’ experiences in Turkey and to understand how they construct their mothering in the context of personal growth despite the emotional and social difficulties they encounter. Grounded theory was used in this study. Data were taken from in-depth interviews with 15 mothers, and analysed using a systematic and hierarchical approach based on a constant comparative method. There also emerged three primary categories: reconstruction of mothering; factors affecting the process; and response to the changing life. The mothers explained that they experienced personal growth, such as feeling stronger, improving their ability to communicate, and becoming “closer to God”. More cultural research is needed to explore the unique nature of the experiences and personal growth processes of mothers of children with Down syndrome.

Understanding the Interrelationship Between Career and Professional Development and Job Satisfaction

Career and professional development is a long process of personal growth along an individual’s life span. Despite their efforts to develop skills and knowledge, there are extrinsic factors that are expected by the employees to help advance their careers. There are also some factors make individuals opt to stay at their current positions and feel satisfied with the jobs. To maintain a healthy workplace environment, a Global Staff Survey (GSS) was conducted by a non-profit organization in 2020. Out of 12 topics surveyed, this article aims to analyze the result of the survey, particularly, Indonesia-specific country-context, focusing on understanding the interrelationship between career and professional development and job satisfaction or motivation. Primary data is taken from the survey participated by 192 respondents from six provinces in Indonesia. The respondents consist of different levels of positions of both national and international staff with various lengths of employment. Career and Professional Development and Job Satisfaction/Motivation are two variables extracted from the result of the survey which is analyzed through desk review methodology.

Understanding the Interrelationship Between Career and Professional Development and Job Satisfaction

Career and professional development is a long process of personal growth along an individual’s life span. Despite their efforts to develop skills and knowledge, there are extrinsic factors that are expected by the employees to help advance their careers. There are also some factors make individuals opt to stay at their current positions and feel satisfied with the jobs. To maintain a healthy workplace environment, a Global Staff Survey (GSS) was conducted by a non-profit organization in 2020. Out of 12 topics surveyed, this article aims to analyze the result of the survey, particularly, Indonesia-specific country-context, focusing on understanding the interrelationship between career and professional development and job satisfaction or motivation. Primary data is taken from the survey participated by 192 respondents from six provinces in Indonesia. The respondents consist of different levels of positions of both national and international staff with various lengths of employment. Career and Professional Development and Job Satisfaction/Motivation are two variables extracted from the result of the survey which is analyzed through desk review methodology.

Ageing Activisms: A Narrative Exploration of Older Adults’ Experiences of Political Participation

Studies on older adults’ political participation have been scarce. Moreover, there is a lack of evidence concerning the experience and meaning of this participation from the perspective of those involved. This study aimed at exploring older adults’ personal narratives of political participation episodes. We conducted 40 life-story interviews with Spanish lifetime activists. Their narrative accounts of positive participation experiences were analysed; thematic analysis was used for the content and Christopher Booker’s plotline classification was used for the structure. The participants’ stories revolved around political successes, leaving a legacy to younger generations, and personal growth processes. Generativity emerged as a key element of the positive political participation experiences. Although the emplotment strategies they used varied, most incorporated redemption sequences in which negative events were transformed by the protagonist’s action into positive events.

"MY STRUGGLES MATTER": A PHENOMENOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF YOUNG ADULTS RECOVERING FROM MAJOR DEPRESSION

An alarming increase in the prevalence of depression has been found among Malaysian young adults which necessitates responsiveness. This study sought to better understand the subjective personal growth experience in terms of the processes among young adults recovering from major depressive disorder (MDD). A qualitative, transcendental phenomenological design was adopted by collecting data through in-depth, semi-structured interviews, audio recordings, interview transcripts and documents. Nine Malaysian young adults with MDD (Mean age=28) who reported being in recovery from MDD for at least one year were recruited from local mental health settings through purposive sampling. Data analysis involved Colaizzi’s eight-step method. The findings revealed eight personal growth processes themes: revealing the struggles, self-discovery and personal strength, personal responsibility, readiness for change, hope, redefining the meaning, forgiveness, and acceptance. Noticeably, each theme was interconnected to facilitate personal growth among major depressive young adults. The implications for mental health psychotherapy practice and future research were discussed.

ТРУДНОСТИ АДАПТАЦИИ ПЕРВОКУРСНИКОВ К ОБУЧЕНИЮ В ВУЗЕ

Data from an empirical study aimed at identifying the difficulties faced by students in their transition to higher education, the overcoming of which is important for personal development, are presented in the article. The study participants (n=179) were asked to describe the difficulties of transition from school to University in the 1st year based on analysis of their autobiographical memory. The content analysis of texts allowed identifying the main themes and compiling a list of challenges, and then the frequency of occurrence of each of them was determined. According to the results, the most actual difficulties are the different aspects of integrating into the new social community due to sharp changes in the social environment during the transition from school to University. A big challenge is the need for self-organization in educational and everyday matters, planning and organizing your time. The third most frequently mentioned is learning difficulties, especially those related to mastering the material in the new educational environment. Problematic areas of adaptation to higher education that have not been previously reflected in the sources are the establishment of a common life in the dormitory, pressure from parents, the manifestation of their individuality, the increase in the length of classes and the pace of learning, romantic relationships and language barriers. The difficulties of the first examination session are much less frequently mentioned, and are more frequently mentioned when examining the current adaptation process. The results of the study can be used for the development and subsequent implementation of a system of practical measures aimed at helping students to adapt to the new environment and conditions. Such assistance to students in building a new way of life at a university, especially at an early stage of study, is necessary not only to improve the effectiveness of the educational process, but also to facilitate the processes of personal growth and development of students

Inisiatif pertumbuhan personal dan perkaitannya dengan kepuasan hidup dalam kalangan pelajar universiti

This study aimed to examine the relationship between personal growth initiative constructs which are planfulness, using resources, readiness to changes, and intentional behaviour on satisfaction with life. This study involved respondents comprising of 225 first-year university students. The data were gathered from a set of adapted questionnaire, namely Personal Growth Initiative Scale-II (PGIS-II) to measure university students’ intentional process of personal growth and Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) to measure their life satisfaction. Results showed that there were significant correlations among all four-construct of personal growth initiative and life satisfaction. The personal growth initiative was a significant predictor of which contributed 17.2% variance toward university students’ life satisfaction. The findings give implication that university students with planfulness, using resources, readiness to changes, and intentional behaviour were more likely to experience satisfaction with their life. These elements of intentional growth of university students enable them to guide themselves toward completing their academic life with satisfaction. It is hoped that this study enlightens an understanding on the relationship between personal growth initiative and life satisfaction in the contex of higher educational academic setting in Malaysia.

Personal Growth Experience among Parents of Children with Autism Participating in Intervention.

Guided by Pals' (in: McStay (ed) Identity and story: Creating self in narrative, American Psychological Association, Washington DC, 2006) model of self-making through a narrative lens in the context of adversity, this study investigated not only the difficulties but also the personal growth that parents have experienced while participating in the interventions with their children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in mainland China. Based on interviews with 16 purposively sampled parents, thematic analysis revealed themes concerning the parents' acknowledgment of stressful events and their emotional reactions, meanings of their experiences constructed through causal connections, and outcomes of their perceived improvement in self-understanding, parent-child relationships, and philosophies on life. Largely consistent with this theoretical model, such findings highlight the uniqueness of the personal growth process of parents of children with ASD in China's sociocultural context.

ОСОБЛИВОСТІ СОЦІАЛЬНО-ПСИХОЛОГІЧНОЇ АДАПТАЦІЇ ОСОБИСТОСТІ ЮНАЦЬКОГО І ДОРОСЛОГО ВІКУ В НЕФОРМАЛЬНІЙ СУБКУЛЬТУРІ

У статті подано результати дослідження, які дозволяють розширити наукове розуміння адаптації та розглядати її не лише, як процес пристосування до нових обставин, а й як важливий процес особистісного зростання і розвитку. Презентоване дослідження мало на меті виявлення особливостей соціально-психологічної адаптації особистості юнацького та дорослого віку чоловічої й жіночої статі в неформальній субкультурі, порівняно з респондентами, які до неї не належать. Метод дослідження – опитувальник соціально-психологічної адаптації (СПА) К. Роджерса та Р. Даймонд. Вибірка складалася з юнацького і дорослого віку чоловічої й жіночої статі. За допомогою процедур рандомізації було створено дві групи респондентів, кожна з яких складалася зі 160 осіб, які були представниками, відповідно, неформальних і формальних груп.Розкрито результати вивчення інтегральної соціально-психологічної адаптації учасників неформальних і формальних груп та її окремих складників. За переважною більшістю складових соціально-психологічної адаптації, активні учасники неформальних угруповань мають вищі показники, порівняно з пересічними респондентами, зокрема, за шкалами «адаптивність», «прийняття себе», «емоційний комфорт», «внутрішній контроль», «прагнення до домінування», «конформність», «ескапізм», проте нижчі показники за шкалою «прийняття інших». Емпірично визначено вікові особливості соціально-психологічної адаптації, а, саме, труднощі й переваги перебігу адаптаційних процесів представників юнацького та дорослого віку, що належать/не належать до неформальних субкультур. Достовірно найбільш дезадаптивними є пересічні юнаки, порівняно з пересічними дорослими чоловіками (р≤0,05) і хлопцями-неформалами (р≤0,01). В юнацькому віці кращі адаптаційні властивості в неформальному субкультурному середовищі виявили хлопці, порівняно з дорослими чоловіками, а в дорослому – жінки, порівняно з юними дівчатами. Здійснено статеву диференціацію особливостей перебігу адаптації в юнацькому та дорослому віці, з урахуванням впливу на цей процес неформальної субкультури. Виявлено негативну вікову динаміку інтегральної адаптації у представників чоловічої статі та позитивну – у представниць жіночої статі, які належать до неформальної субкультури. Загалом юнаки й дорослі жінки є більш адаптивними, порівняно з юнками і дорослими чоловіками. Доведено, що активні учасники неформальних груп соціально і психологічно краще адаптовані до цих груп, порівняно з адаптацією учасників формальних груп.