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

• CLARISSA PINTO PIZARRO FREITAS ^[1] ; ELIF MERVE CANKAYA ^[2] ; BRUNO FIGUEIREDO DAMÁSIO ^[3] ; EMILY JEAN HADDAD ^[4] ; HELDER HIROKI KAMEI ^[5] ; PATRICIA RENOVATO TOBO ^[5] ; SÍLVIA HELENA KOLLER ^[4]
  1. [1] Universidade Salgado de Oliveira

     Universidade Salgado de Oliveira

     Brasil

     
  2. [2] Ohio State University

     Ohio State University

     City of Columbus, Estados Unidos

     
  3. [3] Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

     Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

     Brasil

     
  4. [4] Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

     Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

     Brasil

     
  5. [5] Advanced Research in Sciences of Well-being, Brasil

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• Localización: Acción psicológica, ISSN 1578-908X, Vol. 15, Nº. 2, 2018, págs. 39-50
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.5944/ap.15.2.22002
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Iniciativa de crecimiento personal y bienestar subjetivo: el rol mediador del significado en la vida
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  • 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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