The universal significance of Maslow’s concept of self-actualization.

D'Souza, Jeevan; Gurin, Michael

doi:10.1037/hum0000027

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“…According to D'Souza et al, (2016), self-actualized individuals follow a pathway called growth motivation that shifts their focus from selfinterest to social interest such as, engaging in voluntary behaviours that benefits the others, resulting in personal satisfaction. Besides, they are growth-oriented and engage themselves in altruism activities (voluntary behaviours) (D'Souza et al, 2016;Hoffman, 2018), thus, building on above arguments, we propose that;…”

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Examining the relationship between self-actualization and job performance via taking charge

Kumar

Liu

Hossain³

2020

IJRBS

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Based on Construal-level theory, this study hypothesized that self-actualization positively relates to employees’ taking charge, and self-actualization affects creative performance and normal performance through taking charge positively, but the effect is different. The authors selected a cross-sectional design to investigate interrelations amongst study variables at two different time points with the interval of one month, and surveyed 417 team members and 186 immediate team leaders in the banking sector in Pakistan. The authors used individual-level data to evaluate the validity and test the proposed relationships by using Mplus. They revealed that self-actualization affects taking charge positively, and taking charge mediated the relationship with the difference in effect e.g. taking charge has high effect on creative performance in comparison to normal performance. The outcomes carry important implications aimed at increasing high-level self-actualization that results in taking charge, and so on leads to creative and normal performance.

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Section: Normal Performancementioning

confidence: 87%

Examining the relationship between self-actualization and job performance via taking charge

Kumar

Liu

Hossain³

2020

IJRBS

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“…Self-actualization, according to Maslow, represents growth of an individual toward fulfillment of the highest needs; those for meaning in life, in particular. [16] Individual creativity, quest for spiritual enlightenment, pursuit of knowledge, being realistic, acceptance, problem centering,[15] autonomy, sense of humor, and interpersonal relations[16] are characteristics of self-actualizing people. It is not necessary for anyone to have all these qualities.…”

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“…Individual creativity, quest for spiritual enlightenment, pursuit of knowledge, and the desire to give to and/or positively transform society. [15] Autonomy, sense of humor, and being socially compassionate[16] are examples of self-actualization. Recognition of these factors from the perspective of patients and based on their experiences will lead to more precise understanding of the outcomes which can lead to production of knowledge in this field.…”

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Self-Actualization: Self-Care outcomes among elderly patients with hypertension

Gholamnejad

Darvishpoor-Kakhki

Ahmadi

et al. 2019

Iranian J Nursing Midwifery Res

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Background: This study aims to analyze the experiences of older patients with hypertension to realize the outcomes of their self-care behaviors for controlling hypertension. Materials and Methods: This is a qualitative research with a conventional content analysis approach. The participants consisting of 23 people were selected through purposive sampling. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews until data were saturated. Granheim and Lundman's conventional content analysis was applied to analyze the data. Results: After data analysis, four main categories including self-efficacy, active lifestyle, spirituality, and stress management were obtained. These categories show the experience and outcomes of self-care behaviors among elderly patients with hypertension. Conclusions: Awareness of the elderly of their potentials and role in disease control in addition to relying on the power of spirituality provides positive results in hypertension management. Self-actualization of the elderly resulted in resisting against the destructive effects of internal and external stress and moving in the direction of growth. Health professionals should be vigilant to encourage and promote education about the importance and advantages of self-care for elderlies.

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“…In my opinion, there would be more effective ways to further bridge the gap between spirituality and psychology. For instance, it would have seemed appropriate to explicitly acknowledge existing thinking in humanistic psychology when discussing the authentic self and self growth (e.g., Medlock, 2012;D'Souza and Gurin, 2016), and transpersonal psychology when describing self-transcendence (e.g., Daniels, 2001;Hartelius et al, 2007). Likewise, including classical Self-Determination Theory studies and theorization demonstrating the basic psychological need for autonomy Deci, 2000, 2006) would have helped support the premise that we fundamentally strive for "freedom."…”

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Book Review: Awareness Is Freedom: The Adventure of Psychology and Spirituality

Thériault

2019

Front. Psychol.

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In Awareness is Freedom: The Adventure of Psychology and Spirituality, Ivtzan (2015) bridges the gap between these two traditions by arguing convincingly that they are not merely compatible, but complementary. The back-cover states that its purpose is "to support readers in their personal journey of self-growth, " placing it squarely in the self-help genre. For Ivtzan, some aspects of our psychological functioning often imprison us, but meditation can help us develop the ability to remain in a state of awareness, which he considers the key to authentic freedom. The book targets a lay audience, as it covers empirical research sparingly and at times seems to rely on the personal views of the author. When Ivtzan does venture into established spiritual discourses, he borrows notions and practices primarily from Buddhism and Yoga, necessarily leaving out other traditions. Unique exercises and psychological tests accompany each of eight lessons.In lesson one, Ivtzan compares psychology and spirituality and introduces the notion that our "ego"-an illusory sense of personality comprising our beliefs, expectations, and desires-alters our perceptions of reality. As such, Ivtzan adopts a very delimited definition of spirituality: a tool that permits self-growth via the transcendence of the ego. In lesson two, he presents the "royal road" to transcendence, meditation (i.e., non-analytical attentional focusing), its varieties, and benefits. Lesson three introduces us to aware and unaware thought processes, supporting the popular adage that the mind is a good servant but a terrible master. The author makes the case that learning to pay attention without reacting is therefore essential to regaining control over our mind. In lesson four, Ivtzan describes the illusory nature of the ego and proposes instead to embrace our "authentic self." Lesson five explores how psychological biases color our everyday perceptions in life. According to this view, the human mind organizes incoming information in cognitive "schemas" to help us predict how things should be. In turn, these schemas act as interpretative filters that automatically label situations as either "good" or "bad, " causing us to act in ways that often lead to needless suffering. In lesson six, Ivtzan examines the art of being present and outlines different families of meditation techniques. Lesson seven aims to develop an experiential understanding of impermanence, a fundamental Buddhist concept. Finally, in lesson eight, Ivtzan describes how thoughts, emotions, and body sensations interact in complex ways to define our everyday experience, and how spirituality provides guidance to master our mind and achieve true freedom. Overall, these lessons form an appealing and coherent regimen informed by psychology

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The universal significance of Maslow’s concept of self-actualization.

Cited by 36 publications

References 4 publications

Examining the relationship between self-actualization and job performance via taking charge

Examining the relationship between self-actualization and job performance via taking charge

Self-Actualization: Self-Care outcomes among elderly patients with hypertension

Book Review: Awareness Is Freedom: The Adventure of Psychology and Spirituality

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