scholarly journals Restoring the Self in the Language of Beauty and Balance: Esther Belin’s Of Cartography

2021 ◽  
Vol 69 (11) ◽  
pp. 7-19
Author(s):  
Ewelina Bańka
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
The Self ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Urban Experience ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Visual Artist

The article analyzes the collection of poetry, Of Cartography, by Navajo poet and visual artist Esther G. Belin. In the collection, the poet explores the concepts of home and the self, merging her urban experience with traditional Navajo teachings. Written in a mixture of English and Navajo, the collection abounds in experimental poems with structure directly referring to the Navajo view of the cosmic reality. Grounded both in the Navajo philosophy of Beauty and Balance and modern, urban experience, Belin’s story can be interpreted as a healing rite that aims at restoring hózhǫ́: an ideal Navajo way of life which centers on the spiritual, physical, emotional, and psychological well-being of an individual and his/her community.

scholarly journals Psychological Well-Being Among Fathers of Children With and Without Disabilities: The Role of Family Cohesion, Adaptability, and Paternal Self-Efficacy

2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 286-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Güler Boyraz ◽  
Thomas V. Sayger
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Family Cohesion ◽  
Children With Disabilities ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Self ◽  
Typically Developing ◽  
Typically Developing Children ◽  
Psychological Well Being

The purpose of this study was to examine the role of family cohesion, adaptability, and paternal self-efficacy in psychological well-being of fathers of children with and without disabilities and whether the effects of these variables on psychological well-being were the same for both groups of fathers. In addition, the potential differences in perceived well-being between the two groups of fathers were examined. Sixty-three fathers of children with disabilities and 217 fathers of typically developing children participated in this study. Fathers of children with disabilities scored significantly higher on the self-acceptance dimension of psychological well-being compared with fathers of children without disabilities. After controlling for the demographic factors, family cohesion and paternal self-efficacy significantly and positively predicted well-being of fathers; the effects of these variables on well-being were the same for both groups of fathers.

scholarly journals On the Etiology of Self-Enhancement and Its Association With Psychological Well-Being

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 435-445
Author(s):  
Yu L. L. Luo ◽  
Constantine Sedikides ◽  
Huajian Cai
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Common Core ◽  
Twin Study ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Intermediate Level ◽  
The Self ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Subjective Level ◽  
Positive Light ◽  
Better Than

Self-enhancement, the motive to view oneself in positive light, and its manifestations have received wide attention in behavioral sciences. The self-enhancement manifestations vary on a continuum from a subjective level (agentic narcissism, communal narcissism, narcissistic grandiosity) through an intermediate level (better-than-average judgments) to an objective level (overclaiming one’s knowledge). Prior research has established the heritability of self-enhancement manifestations at the subjective and intermediate levels. The present twin study demonstrated that (1) the objective level of self-enhancement manifestation is also heritable; (2) a common core, which is moderately heritable, underlies the three levels of self-enhancement manifestations; (3) the relation between self-enhancement (manifested at all three levels) and psychological well-being is partly heritable; and (4) environmental influences, either shared by or unique to family members, are evident through (1), (2), and (3). The findings deepen understanding of the etiology of individual differences in self-enhancement and their links to psychological well-being.

Quest and Identity within a Religious Ideological Surround

1992 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 376-388 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. J. Watson ◽  
Ronald J. Morris ◽  
Ralph W. Hood
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
Religious Orientation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Self ◽  
Personal Meaning ◽  
Personal Beliefs ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Quest Scale ◽  
Definition Of

Current controversies over religious orientation center on issues that appear to be partially nonempirical, normative, and sociological. These issues, in other words, may be ideological. In exploring this possibility, the present study had different religious orientation types evaluate items from the Quest Scale. For a group with an intrinsic commitment, a number of items proved to be antireligious in their implications while one was proreligious. This intrinsic interpretation of Quest also predicted relative mental health, including superior identity formation; and this was especially true for intrinsic subjects themselves. For no other type was the self-definition of Quest as robustly or as discriminatively linked to psychological well-being. The original Quest Scale was tied to poorer self-functioning. Overall, these data demonstrated the importance of measuring not just personal beliefs, but the personal meaning of those beliefs as well.

PERSONAL TRAITS SUPPORTING POSITIVE RELATIONS WITH OTHERS

2020 ◽  
pp. 223-237
Author(s):  
G. V. Chaika
Keyword(s):  
Personal Autonomy ◽  
Personal Characteristic ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Study Data ◽  
The Self ◽  
Life Goals ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Personal Traits ◽  
Psychological Hardiness ◽  
Self Actualization

The article examines the psychological qualities and characteristics that support positive relations with others as they are understood in C. Ryff 's model of psychological well-being and compares them with those personal qualities that usually understood as supporting an individual 's personal autonomy. To solve this task, we used the corresponding scale from the Ryff 's Scales of Psychological Well-being; the Test of Meaningful Life Orientation of D. A. Leontiev; Test-Questionnaire of Self-Attitude of V. V. Stolyn, S.R. Panteleyev; Self-Efficacy Scale proposed by R. Schwarzer and M. Jerusalem (adapted by V. G. Romek), S. Maddi 's Hardiness Scale (adaptated of D. A. Leontiev et al.), the Self-Actualization Test (CAT), the self-expression scale from the self-determination test of Osin E. et al. In total, 150 respondents - students of Kyiv universities participated in the research. The study data show that there are strong correlations between positive relations with others and such personal traits as life process and life results and other indicators of meaningfulness of life; self-expression, which reveals whether life is experienced as consistent with one 's own desires, needs and values; self-respect and expected attitudes of others and several other indicators of self-attitude and general scale of self-attitudes; self-actualizing value and psychological hardiness. The predictors of successful positive relations are commitment, expected attitudes of others, self-expression and self-respect, existing life goals and positive life results. High locus of control on self and control as a factor of psychological hardiness can prevent from development of warm, good and deep relations. The obtained results show that there is a line of personal characteristic that support personal autonomy and positive relations with others, namely, self-expression, self-respect, life-goals. That is why we cannot argue the idea that personal autonomy and positive relations with others are totally opposite personal traits and that need in autonomy can is fulfilled by neglecting relationships with others.

scholarly journals High School Pupils’ Academic Achievement, Self-regulation (Locomotion and Assessment), and Psychological Well-Being

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danilo Garcia ◽  
Alexander Jimmefors ◽  
Lillemor Adrianson ◽  
Fariba Mousavi ◽  
Patricia Rosenberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Self ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Environmental Mastery ◽  
Self Acceptance ◽  
Final Grades

Background: Education plays an important role on a personal level because it is related to personal control, a healthy lifestyle, greater income, employment, interpersonal relations, and social support (Mirowsky & Ross, 2003). Self-regulation is the procedure implemented by an individual striving to reach a goal and consists of two inter-related strategies: (1) the identification of the desired out-come and the appraisal of procedures to reach the desired goal (i.e., assessment), and (2) the selection between available approaches to reach the goal and the commitment to the chosen approaches until the goal is reached (i.e., locomotion) (Kruglanski et al, 2000). Self-regulation plays an essential role in academic achievement (Kruglanski et al 1994, 2000). Psychological well-being is a multi-faceted concept composed of six different intra-personal characteristics that describe the fully functional individual (Ryff, 1989). These factors are: positive relationships with others, self-acceptance, environmental mastery, autonomy, purpose in life, and personal growth. We aimed to study the relationship between academic achievement and self-regulation and psychological well-being in Swedish high school pupils. Method: Participants were 160 Swedish high school pupils (111 boys and 49 girls) with an age mean of 17.74 (sd = 1.29). We used the Assessment and Locomotion Scales (Kruglanski et al., 2000) to measure self-regulation and Ryff’s Psychological Well-Being Scales short version (Clark et al., 2001) to measure well-being. Academic achievement was operationalized through pupils’ final grades in Swedish, Mathematics, English, and Physical Education. The courses take place during either one or two semesters and the grading scale ranges from F = fail to A = pass with distinction. Results: Final grades in Swedish were positively related to two psychological well-being scales: self-acceptance and personal growth; and to the self-regulation strategy of assessment. Final grades in Mathematics were positively related to three psychological well-being scales: self-acceptance, autonomy, and personal growth; and also to assessment. Final grades in English were positively related to one psychological well-being scale: personal growth; and also to assessment. Final grades in Physical Education were positively related to four psychological well-being scales: environmental mastery, self-acceptance, autonomy, and personal growth; and also to the self-regulation strategy of locomotion. Conclusions: A profile consisting of assessment orientation combined with self-acceptance and personal growth leads to the best study results. This understanding is important when supporting pupils in achieving the best possible results in school and thus lay the formation for a continued successful life.

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF LAND AND CULTURE IN SELECTED TEXTS BY CHENJERAI HOVE

Imbizo ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-73
Author(s):  
Josephine Muganiwa
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Colonial Administration ◽  
Main Argument ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Administration Culture ◽  
The Relationship

This article explores the significance of land in Chenjerai Hove’s stories. The setting of the stories affects the choices of the protagonists, depending on their status on the land. Hove’s selected novels, Shadows and Ancestors, explore this phenomenon in the context of the Native Purchase lands of the then Rhodesia. The cultural disruption of moving to commercial land as opposed to the land of ancestors has an impact on identity of the characters, both personally and as perceived by others. At times, such perceptions contradict each other, but they also have implications for the characters’ economic and psychological well-being. This article therefore sets out to explore the relationship between land and culture as depicted in Hove’s novels. The main argument is that, while the Native Purchase areas accorded economic status to the Africans involved, it fractured their cultural identity as they had to live by the dictates of the colonial administration. Culture refers to a way of life and includes manner of dress, food, language, social interaction and many other aspects. This in turn adds insight to how the interface of administration of land affects Zimbabwean citizens as literature here holds up a mirror to real life. 

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