Personal Growth in Adults' Stories of Life Transitions

Bauer, Jack J.; McAdams, Dan P.

doi:10.1111/j.0022-3506.2004.00273.x

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“…All the variables show significant positive relationships. Similar findings were reported in previous studies for PGI and life satisfaction (Bauer & McAdams, 2004;Brink, 2012;Hardin, Weigold, & Robitschek, 2007;Sood, Gupta, & Bakhshi, 2012;Stevic & Ward, 2008); for PGI and happiness (Hardin, Weigold, & Robitschek, 2007;Neff, Rude, & Kirkpatrick, 2007); for happiness and life satisfaction (Barrett, 1980, Unpublished Master's Dissertation;Poursardar, Sangari, Abbaspour, & Alboukurdi, 2012) in a study demonstrated effect of happiness on life satisfaction.…”

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“…PGI has been associated with both increase in well being and decrease in distress (Robitschek & Kashubeck, 1999); feeling satisfied with life (Hardin, Weigold, & Robitschek, 2007;Sood, Gupta, & Bakhshi, 2012;Stevic & Ward, 2008). People who interpret their life transitions in terms of growth have higher levels of life satisfaction (Bauer & McAdams, 2004;Brink, 2012). Review of literature reflects the linkage between PGI and happiness as well (Hardin, Weigold, & Robitschek, 2007;Neff, Rude, & Kirkpatrick, 2007).…”

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Subjective Happiness as Mediator between Personal Growth Initiative and Life Satisfaction in Adolescents

Sood¹,

Gupta²

2014

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Purpose: This study was carried out to assess the mediating role of subjective happiness in relationship between personal growth initiative and life satisfaction. The relationship between personal growth initiative, subjective happiness and life satisfaction was also explored. Basic procedure:The study involved 200 adolescent students from Jammu and Rajauri (India). Pearson's correlation, regression analysis and Sobel test were used for statistical analysis.Main findings: Results revealed positive relationship between all the three variables in study. Partial mediation role of subjective happiness was confirmed in this study. Principle conclusions:The findings of study reveal that efforts made to seek change develop feelings of happiness which in turn is responsible for life satisfaction. The results obtained emphasize on developing certain interventions to enhance subjective happiness in adolescent students for greater satisfaction in life. Findings of the study might be particularly useful for education system.

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Subjective Happiness as Mediator between Personal Growth Initiative and Life Satisfaction in Adolescents

Sood¹,

Gupta²

2014

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“…with global measures of psychological well-being and health, none of which showed a direct relationship in adulthood (Bauer & McAdams, 2004a, 2004bHelson & Roberts, 1994;Helson & Wink, 1992;Vaillant, 1977;Vaillant & McCullough, 1987;Westenberg & Block, 1993). In other words, people who can think maturely about their lives seem roughly as likely to be happy as unhappy.…”

Section: Maturity and Well-beingmentioning

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Interpreting the Good Life: Growth Memories in the Lives of Mature, Happy People.

Bauer

McAdams

Sakaeda

2005

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

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In 2 studies, the authors examined autobiographical memories for the presence of 2 growth orientations that were expected to correspond differentially to maturity and well-being, which are considered to be key facets of "the good life" by L. A. King (2001). Mature participants emphasized integrative memories (conceptual integration and learning), whereas happy participants emphasized intrinsic memories (humanistic concerns). Both kinds of growth memories correlated more strongly with eudaimonic than with hedonic measures of well-being. Growth memories were largely independent of Big Five traits in relation to maturity and well-being. Finally, older participants were more likely than younger participants to have greater maturity (marginally) and well-being, but this was in part explained by older participants' greater tendency to have growth memories. The discussion considers the role of growth memories in the intentional cultivation of the good life.In the age-old debate over what constitutes a good life, two qualities have stood the test of time. The first is happiness. The second is meaning. Aristotle held that a particular variety of happiness was the greatest good, a happiness dealing not merely with pleasure but with the combination of pleasure and virtue. He claimed that such happiness was not easily attained, because it required considerable doses of both leisure and luck, not to mention the emotional and cognitive capacities required to balance pleasure and virtue. Although the idea that happiness and virtue go hand in hand has continued to the present day, empirical research has consistently shown that virtue-related phenomena (e.g., moral reasoning, maturity, and meaning making) hold little relationship to happiness and well-being (Flanagan, 1991).

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“…Personality traits, interpersonal styles, and behavioral signatures can then be correlated with these lifespace areas and to the person's life story more generally (Acton & Revelle, 2002;Bauer & McAdams, 2004).…”

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confidence: 99%