Systematic Review about Personal Growth Initiative

Abstract

Título: Revisión Sistemática sobre Iniciativa de Crecimiento Personal. Resumen: El presente estudio busca realizar una revisión sistemática de publicaciones acerca de la iniciativa de crecimiento personal. Se realizó una revisión de literatura en las bases de datos Bireme, Index Psi, LILACS, PePSIC, Pubmed -Publisher's Medline, Wiley Online Library, PsycINFO, OneFile, SciVerse ScienceDirect, ERIC, Emerald Journals, PsycARTICLES -American Psychological Association, Directory of Open Access Journals -DOAJ, SAGE Journals, SpringerLink, PLoS, IngentaConnect, IEEE Journals & Magazines y SciELO. La revisión de la literatura se realizó a partir de diciembre de 2014 a enero de 2015, sin estipular límites de fecha para la publicación de los artículos. De los 53 estudios hallados, se excluyeron 7 y se analizaron 46. Los estudios se enfocaron en investigar las propiedades psicométricas de la escala iniciativa de crecimiento personal y de iniciativa de crecimiento personal escala II. Las relaciones de crecimiento personal iniciativa y otros constructos también fueron evaluados. Además, los estudios investigaron el impacto de las intervenciones para promover la iniciativa de crecimiento personal. Los resultados de estos estudios mostraron que iniciativa de crecimiento personal se relaciona positivamente con los niveles de bienestar, la autoestima y otras dimensiones positivas, y negativamente con la ansiedad, depresión y otros factores negativos. Palabras clave: Iniciativa de crecimiento personal; evaluación; bienestar; revisión de literature. Abstract:The present study aimed to realize a systematic review of publications about personal growth initiative. A literature review was realized in Bireme, Index Psi, LILACS, PePSIC, Pubmed -Publisher's Medline, Wiley Online Library, PsycINFO, OneFile, SciVerse ScienceDirect, ERIC, Emerald Journals, PsycARTICLES -American Psychological Association, Directory of Open Access Journals -DOAJ, SAGE Journals, SpringerLink, PLoS, IngentaConnect, IEEE Journals & Magazines and SciELO databases. The literature review was performed from December of 2014 to January of 2015, without stipulating date limits for the publication of the articles. It was found 53 studies, excluded seven, and analyzed 46 researches. The studies aimed to investigate the psychometric properties of personal growth initiative scale and personal growth initiative scale II. The relations of personal initiative growth and others constructs were also evaluated. Furthermore the studies investigated the impact of interventions to promote personal growth initiative. Results of these studies showed that personal growth initiative was positively related to levels of well-being, selfesteem and others positive dimensions, and negatively to anxiety, depression and others negative factors.

Personal Growth Initiative and Mental Health: A Meta‐Analysis

“…Given previous research, it is necessary to consolidate the literature on PGI and mental health as a foundation for understanding PGI's use in both counseling‐assisted and self‐initiated growth. To date, there has been only one systematic review, which suggested that PGI relates negatively to distress and positively to wellness (Pinto Pizzaro de Freitas et al, 2016). However, this review did not indicate under which circumstances this relationship might change.…”

The relationship between personal growth and psychological functioning in individuals treated in a partial hospital setting

“…Several studies (de Freitas, Damásio, Tobo, Kamei, & Koller, 2016) support the relationship between PGI as measured by the PGIS and a broad array of measures of psychological health and well-being (e.g., Robitschek & Keyes, 2009) across a variety of non-clinical samples: community adults (Klockner & Hicks, 2008), international students , and women who have recently developed a hearing disability (Kashubeck-West & Meyer, 2008). Specifically, scores on the PGIS have been found to be negatively associated with general psychological distress (Ayub & Iqbal, 2012;Ogunyemi & Mabekoje, 2007), trait anxiety (Weigold & Robitschek, 2011), social anxiety, negative affect (Hardin, Weigold, Robitschek, & Nixon, 2007), depression, and posttraumatic stress symptoms (Blackie, Jayawickreme, Forgeard, & Jayawickreme, 2015).…”

“…The four-factor structure of the PGIS-II has been confirmed in samples including European American undergraduate students (Robitschek et al, 2012;Weigold et al, 2013), as well as international students . The PGIS-II has been translated into several languages (e.g., Chinese: Yang & Chang, 2014;Turkish: Yalcin & Malkoc, 2013) and validated across cultures (de Freitas et al, 2016). Results have demonstrated adequate concurrent and discriminant validity, and test-retest reliability of up to 6 weeks (Robitschek et al, 2012.…”

Personal Growth Initiative Scale - II: Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of the Brazilian Version

“…Furthermore, relationship patterns of PGI with personal features (presence of meaning in life and optimism) suggest that PGI skills may constitute a personal resource (Freitas et al, 2016;I.K. Weigold et al, 2013).…”

“…PGI, in turn, refers to active and intentional engagement in the process of self-improvement (Robitschek et al, 2012). People will use their PGI skills in life domains of greatest importance to them (Freitas, Damásio, Tobo, Kamei, & Koller, 2016). Growth and development that are personally important should lead to an increased sense of purpose in life.…”