Personal Orientation Inventory Correlated with Physical Health

Abstract

Predicting 92 subjects' physical health status from their scores on the Personal Orientation Inventory using regression analysis showed that those who obtained high self-regard scores and high self-actualizing value scores also reported better physical health. Those subjects who reported poorer physical health also scored high on the synergy scale.

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“…Similar to previous studies, we also found that individuals with low self-esteem reported more physical health problems 17 . Unlike previous research connecting self-esteem to alcohol use 18;19 , we did not find any relation between self-esteem and alcohol usage.…”

“…Studies have found that high self-regard scores and high selfactualizing scores predict better physical health 17 . Recent studies have found that alcohol abuse was predicted by low self-esteem 18;19 .…”