Abstract: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… Show more
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