Personal Growth Initiative and Subjective Well-being: The Mediation Role of Meaning in Life

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https://doi.org/10.5944/ap.15.2.22002

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personal growth initiative, meaning in life, subjective well-being

Abstract

This study investigated the mediating effect of meaning in life on the relationship between personal growth initiative and subjective well-being. The sample was composed of a total of 1,899 Brazilian participants who voluntarily took part in this study by completing the study survey. Based on the results of the structural equation modeling, the relationship between personal growth initiative and subjective well-being was found to be partially mediated by the presence of meaning in life. Age was found to influence the mediation, as older participants reported greater PGI and MIL. Limitations of the study, as well as directions for future research are discussed.

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Clarissa Pinto Pizarro Freitas, Salgado de Oliveira University

Post-Graduation of Psychology of Salgado de Oliveira University

Elif Merve Cankaya, Ohio State University

Visiting Postdoctoral Scholar at the Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Community Engagement at Ohio State University

Bruno Figueiredo Damásio, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)

Professor of the Department of Psychometrics of the Institute of Psychology of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)

Emily Jean Haddad, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)

Ph.D. Candidate in Psychology of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)

Helder Hiroki Kamei, Advanced Research in Sciences of Well-being

Researcher of Natura Innovation – Advanced Research in Sciences of Well-being

Patricia Renovato Tobo, Advanced Research in Sciences of Well-being

Manager of Natura Innovation – Advanced Research in Sciences of Well-being

Sílvia Helena Koller, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) North-West University

Professor in Post-Graduate Program in Psychology of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Coordinator of Center of Psychological Studies – CEP-Rua and Invited Professor at Optentia Research Focus Area - North-West University

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2018-12-24

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Freitas, C. P. P., Cankaya, E. M., Damásio, B. F., Haddad, E. J., Kamei, H. H., Tobo, P. R., & Koller, S. H. (2018). Personal Growth Initiative and Subjective Well-being: The Mediation Role of Meaning in Life. Acción Psicológica, 15(2), 39–50. https://doi.org/10.5944/ap.15.2.22002

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Vol. 15 No. 2 (2018): Personal Strengths

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Artículos del monográfico [Monograph´s articles]

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