In this article, we introduce the cultural lens approach (CLA), a novel approach to evaluating
the extent to which a psychological theory applies across cultural groups. The CLA requires …

Abstract The original Personal Growth Initiative Scale (PGIS; Robitschek, 1998) was
unidimensional, despite theory identifying multiple components (eg, cognition and behavior) …

This research addressed issues at the heart of counseling psychology: operationalizing
mental health and identifying parsimonious ways of predicting levels of mental health. The …

Using a mixed methods research design, we explored self-compassion and eudaimonic well-
being in young women athletes. In a quantitative study (n= 83), we found that self …

The present study aimed to conduct a systematic review of publications about personal
growth initiative. A literature review was conducted in Bireme, Index Psi, LILACS, PePSIC …

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. Next …

Participants were college students, 107 women and 98 men. Path analysis provided
moderate support for Harren's model of personal characteristics leading to vocational …

The purposes of this study were to (a) determine whether personal growth orientation and
hardiness mediated the relations of parental alcoholism and family functioning to …

A survey of the cultural notions related to happiness and the existing empirical evidence
indicate that some individuals endorse the belief that happiness, particularly an immoderate …

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) …