Psychological Maturity Predicts Different Forms of Happiness

Fossas, Andres

doi:10.1007/s10902-018-0033-9

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“…Even though some theories of psychological maturity (notably Loevinger's theory of ego development) as well as empirical research have suggested that maturity and well-being are not related (Bauer and McAdams 2004;Bauer et al 2015;Duffy et al 2017). However, recently Fossas (2019) found a curvilinear relation between the present measure of maturity (Kegan's) and SWB, with SWB peaking at the maturity level of self-authoring mind. Kegan's (1982) approach to maturity combines Piagetian complexity of thinking with Eriksonian concern for human welfare (of both the self and others).…”

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confidence: 64%

“…That is, level of psychological maturity has often been found as unrelated to measures of well-being (Bauer et al 2015;Bonnett 2016;Noam 1998). However, a recent study by Fossas (2019) found a significant positive relation between well-being and psychological maturity.…”

Section: Psychological Maturity and Well-being In Kegan's Modelmentioning

confidence: 87%

“…The term includes many different developmental theories such as the humanistic approaches to personality development of Maslow (1968Maslow ( , 1970 and Rogers (1961), the psychosocial developmental theory of Erikson andErikson (1982/1997), ego development (Loevinger and Blasi 1976), moral reasoning (Kohlberg 1969), and meaning-making system (Kegan 1982(Kegan , 1994. According to Fossas (2019), the conceptual and structural similarities between different theories of development "suggest that a common maturational process underlies an array of critical psychological dimensions (e.g., cognitive, affective, reflective, and personality-related) across the human lifespan" (p. 1934). These different theories focus on the development of an increasing capacity to think complexly and integrative about the welfare and experience of both oneself and others (which in the present study we are calling psychological maturity).…”

Section: Psychological Maturity and Well-being In Kegan's Modelmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Autonomy here is closer to the autonomy of self-determination theory (Ryan and Deci 2000), where autonomy is not about merely adolescent strivings for independence but rather, at higher forms of development, about a matter of cherishing the principle of autonomy, not just for oneself but for others as well (as in "autonomy support"; Weinstein and Ryan 2010). The emergence of autonomy as well as other similar constructs such as agency, authenticity and self-actualization are argued to be one of the characteristics of the transition from the socialized to the self-authoring level of maturity (Fossas 2019).…”

Section: Psychological Maturity and Well-being In Kegan's Modelmentioning

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Maturity and Well-Being: The Development of Self-Authorship, Eudaimonic Motives, Age, and Subjective Well-Being

2020

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In this article, we investigate psychological maturity and other eudaimonic phenomena to predict subjective well-being (SWB), as well as if age moderate the relationship between psychological maturity and SWB. To assess psychological maturity, we analyzed 223 participants’ narratives of a high point in their life, according to Kegan’s (In over our heads: the mental demands of modern life, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, 1994) theory of adult development and the accompanying subject-object interview guide. In a multiple regression analysis, we found support for our first hypothesis that level of psychological maturity in the narratives significantly predicts SWB when controlling for other eudaimonic phenomena like meaning in life, growth motivation, and authenticity. We found some support for our second hypothesis that age moderated the relation between psychological maturity and SWB, but not in the expected direction. That is, maturity predicted SWB only for those under 60 years old and not for the older age group, but this moderating influence of age on the relation between psychological maturity and SWB was not supported in regression models with a continuous or tripartite age variable. These are novel results as psychological maturity has traditionally not been associated with well-being. We discuss our findings in relation to similar constructs such as autonomy that have traditionally been linked with SWB.

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Section: Psychological Maturity and Well-being In Kegan's Modelmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Maturity and Well-Being: The Development of Self-Authorship, Eudaimonic Motives, Age, and Subjective Well-Being

2020

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“…Secara psikologis fase dewasa ditandai dengan kematangan mental, pemahaman akan kebenaran, penerimaan terhadap pandangan yang berbeda dari orang lain dan optimisme terhadap kehidupan. Sementara dari sisi pedagogis, memiliki tanggung jawab atas perbuatannya dan memiliki kepedulian untuk menjaga kesehatan diri sendiri dan orang lain; itu sejalan dengan prinsip dan nilai moral agama (Fossas, 2019).…”

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Solusi Sosial atas Kontestasi Agama Mayoritas-Minoritas di Arjawinangun Cirebon, Indonesia

Wibisono

Ridho

Sarbini

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Relig. J. Agama dan Lintas Budaya

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This research aims to see that the existence of minority religions in Arjawinangun is very much considered part of the life of the majority religion. The majority religion's protection is intensely felt by minority religions as a form of religious tolerance and highly appreciates differences to become the primary capital of economic, social, and religious development in their communities. This study examines society's sacred theology, the approach, and the method used in social change. This type of field research uses descriptive qualitative analysis. The study results can be argued that: Religious plurality is the basis for people's attitudes to accept and respect other religions. The community has a moderate attitude towards the existence of religious anti-pluralism and pro-pluralism groups. The conclusion is that religious pluralism becomes a means to the common good in solving humanitarian and national problems. Based on the modern, pluralistic social considerations with its religious typology, it is the theology of religious freedom due to charismatic pluralist religious figures' influence.

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2019

Causality and Development

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Psychological Maturity Predicts Different Forms of Happiness

Cited by 20 publications

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Maturity and Well-Being: The Development of Self-Authorship, Eudaimonic Motives, Age, and Subjective Well-Being

Maturity and Well-Being: The Development of Self-Authorship, Eudaimonic Motives, Age, and Subjective Well-Being

Solusi Sosial atas Kontestasi Agama Mayoritas-Minoritas di Arjawinangun Cirebon, Indonesia

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