Use of the Personal Orientation Inventory with Disabled Athletes

1988 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. 263-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudine Sherrill ◽  
Tamara Gilstrap ◽  
Kenneth Richir ◽  
Barbara Gench ◽  
Marilyn Hinson
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Oral Administration ◽  
Female Athletes ◽  
Male Athletes ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Personal Orientation Inventory ◽  
Self Actualization ◽  
Hand Eye Coordination ◽  
Personal Orientation ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

Athletes who are blind or have impairments in hand-eye coordination that prevent writing are unable to complete psychological inventories in the standardized manner, i.e., read silently and answered independently and anonymously. Two studies were conducted on the oral administration of the Personal Orientation Inventory as a measure of self-actualization of disabled athletes. Reliabilities were examined across modalities (oral vs written) by administering the inventory both ways to 25 high school and college athletes, M age = 21.6 yr. Test-retest reliability for oral administration was affirmed in a study of 15 blind elite male athletes and 15 cerebral palsied elite male and female athletes. It was concluded that the inventory, administered orally, may be appropriately used with disabled athletes.

Parental Self-Actualization and Children's Self-Concept

1979 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-82
Author(s):  
Mark King
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Common Variance ◽  
School Aged Child ◽  
Personal Orientation Inventory ◽  
Self Actualization ◽  
Aged Child ◽  
Personal Orientation

The relation between parental self-actualization and the self-concept of the junior high-school-aged child was investigated. The subjects were 154 families (39 of whom had 2 children). Self-actualization was measured by the Personal Orientation Inventory and self-concept by the Tennessee Self-concept Scale. Girls showed a stronger relationship to their parents than did boys; fathers had a greater influence on their children than did mothers, and the strongest sex combination was father-daughter. Few rs were significant; all were low and accounted for small amounts of common variance.

Preliminary Study of the Bilingual Version of the Self-Actualization Value Subscale of the Personal Orientation Inventory

1994 ◽  
Vol 79 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1625-1626
Author(s):  
Ananda Kumar Palaniappan
Keyword(s):  
Criterion Validity ◽  
The Self ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Personal Orientation Inventory ◽  
Self Actualization ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
Personal Orientation ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Malaysian Students

A bilingual version of Shostrom's Self-actualization Value subscale of the Personal Orientation Inventory was administered to 62 Malaysian students. For the 26-item paired-opposite inventory, test-retest reliability over 6 mo. was .39 (for boys .42, for girls .37) and criterion validity was .57. Replication with other groups is recommended.

Scores on Self-Actualization for Gifted Junior High School Students

1996 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joan D. Lewis
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Gifted Students ◽  
Junior High School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Personal Orientation Inventory ◽  
Self Actualization ◽  
Personal Orientation

Self-actualization scores of 47 gifted students in Grades 7 and 8 were assessed using the Reflections of Self by Youth (ROSY), the Maslowian Scale, and the Personal Orientation Inventory. No gender differences were observed. Students in Grade 7 scored significantly higher on the ROSY students in Grade 8 scored significantly higher on the Maslowian Scale Psychological subscale and Total score. Scores on the Maslowian Scale Fundamentals and Self-actualization subscales and Personal Orientation Inventory were not different for any group. Correlations among the three measures of self-actualization are presented.

Reliability of a New Measure of Self-Actualization

1998 ◽  
Vol 82 (3) ◽  
pp. 875-878 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Lefrançois ◽  
Gilbert Leclerc ◽  
Micheline Dubé ◽  
Rétean Hébert ◽  
Philippe Gaulin
Keyword(s):  
High Stability ◽  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Intraclass Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Personal Orientation Inventory ◽  
Self Actualization ◽  
Sample Support ◽  
Personal Orientation ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

The purpose of this study was to investigate both the internal consistency and temporal reliability of the Measure of Self-actualization of Potential. Results from the initial pilot study ( n = 414) used to develop the inventory are compared with those of a new sample ( n = 156) designed to evaluate its stability. Responses from the new sample support our initial findings of moderate to relatively high alpha coefficients for the two main scales and five subscales. Test-retest reliability for the new set of responses indicates high stability, with intraclass correlation coefficients ranging from .74 to .88. For the over-all scale, Cronbach alpha reaches .90 and the intraclass coefficient .87. In addition to better psychometric properties, the new inventory has two other advantages over the Personal Orientation Inventory, fewer items and a self-report format.

Self-Actualization of Elite Blind Athletes: An Exploratory Study

1990 ◽  
Vol 84 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-60
Author(s):  
C. Sherrill ◽  
B. Gench ◽  
M. Hinson ◽  
T. Gilstrap ◽  
K. Richir ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Base ◽  
Psychosocial Functioning ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Population Data ◽  
The Self ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Limited Knowledge ◽  
Personal Orientation Inventory ◽  
Self Actualization ◽  
Personal Orientation

The purpose of this study was to examine the self-actualization of male and female elite blind athletes in comparison with test-manual norms and sighted athletes, thereby extending the limited knowledge base concerning the psychosocial functioning of the blind population. Data were collected by the Personal Orientation Inventory (Shostrom, 1974), and statistically significant differences were identified. Self-actualization profiles of blind athletes, except for lower scores on Existentiality and Self-Acceptance, were statistically identical to profiles of sighted athletes. Both athlete groups scored below test-manual norms in several areas, including the two major scales. However, athletes tended to be average or strong in Self-Actualizing Value, Feeling Reactivity, Spontaneity, Self-Regard, and Acceptance of Aggression.

Growth in Self-Actualization (Personal Orientation Inventory) in Adult Encounter Groups

1981 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-8
Author(s):  
Les Beach
Keyword(s):  
Sample Size ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Small Samples ◽  
Total Sample Size ◽  
Personal Orientation Inventory ◽  
Self Actualization ◽  
Personal Orientation

To test the efficacy of the Personal Orientation Inventory in assessing growth in self-actualization in relation to encounter groups and to provide a more powerful measure of such changes, pre- and posttest data from 3 highly comparable encounter groups (N = 43) were combined for analysis. Results indicated that the Personal Orientation Inventory is a sensitive instrument for assessing personal growth in encounter groups and that a larger total sample size provides more significant results than those reported for small samples (e. g., fewer than 15 participants).

Collegiate Athletes’ Gendered Perceptions of a Hypothetical Male and Female Coach

2010 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-55
Author(s):  
Lori Rittenhouse-Wollmuth ◽  
Cindra S. Kamphoff ◽  
Jon Lim
Keyword(s):  
Female Athletes ◽  
Collegiate Athletes ◽  
Physical Contact ◽  
Head Coach ◽  
Male Athletes ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Female Head ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Female Collegiate Athletes ◽  
Female Coaches

Historically, the world of sport is considered a masculine domain characterized by power, aggression, and physical contact (Hall, 1996). The exclusionary elements of the male culture of sport have created gender inequities in participation (Birrell & Theberge, 1994), and a gendered perception of male and female coaches (Frankl & Babitt, 1998; Weinberg, Reveles, & Jackson, 1984). The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of male and female collegiate athletes of a hypothetical male and female coach, and to determine if female coaches are more accepted compared to Weinberg et al.’s study investigating male and female athletes’ perceptions of a hypothetical coach. The Attitudinal Questionnaire (Weinberg, Reveles, & Jackson, 1984) was utilized to determine athletes’ attitudes about a hypothetical coach. A 2 × 2 MANOVA indicated a significant interaction between the gender of a hypothetical head coach and the gender of an athlete, and a significant main effect for gender. Univariate ANOVA results indicate that males and females differed in their attitudes and perceptions of both a hypothetical male and female head coach. The female athletes, compared to male athletes, were more likely to be accepting of coaches regardless of the coaches’ gender. Furthermore, male athletes were less accepting of female coaches. In addition, when comparing the means of the current study to Weinberg et al.’s (1984) study, results indicate that female coaches were not more accepted than in 1984.

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