Evidence for a Nonlinear Relationship between Self-Disclosure and Self-Actualization

1976 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 631-634 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bill N. Kinder
Keyword(s):  
Self Disclosure ◽  
Personal Orientation Inventory ◽  
Competence Scale ◽  
Scale Scores ◽  
Self Actualization ◽  
Linear And Nonlinear ◽  
Nonlinear Components ◽  
Personal Orientation ◽  
Time Competence ◽  
The Relationship

This study investigated the relationship between self-disclosure and self-actualization. Significant linear and nonlinear components were found when scores on the Personal Orientation Inventory Inner-directed scale were correlated with Jourard Self-disclosure Scale scores. When the Time Competence scale was correlated with self-disclosure scores, substantial but nonsignificant linear and nonlinear components were indicated. The results were interpreted as supporting Cozby's (1973) hypothesis that significant departures from linearity may have gone undetected in previous research and that this relationship may be opposite from what Jourard (1964) and others have predicted.

Stability and Internal Consistency of a Measure of Self-Actualization

1967 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 422-424 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert E. Klavetter ◽  
Robert E. Mogar
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Personal Orientation Inventory ◽  
Self Actualization ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Personal Orientation ◽  
Time Competence

The Personal Orientation Inventory (POI), a recently developed measure of self-actualizing tendencies, was administered on 2 occasions to 48 college students to determine the stability, independence, and utility of 10 subscales. Stability coefficients and intercorrelations indicated that 3 of the 12 scales, Inner Direction, Time Competence, and Self-actualization Value, accounted for almost all the variance. Since many of the intercorrelations approximated the scales' reliabilities, it was concluded that performance on the POI could be more accurately and parsimoniously expressed in terms of fewer dimensions.

Sex Differences and Growth toward Self-Actualization during the Freshman Year

1973 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 416-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles C. Schroeder
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Freshman Year ◽  
Personal Orientation Inventory ◽  
Scale Scores ◽  
Self Actualization ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Personal Orientation

Test-retest results using the Personal Orientation Inventory indicate initial differences for men and women ( ns = 590 and 448 pre- and post-test) on 11 of the 12 scales as well as different patterns of change during the freshman year. Practical considerations with regard to pooling POI scale scores for men and women are discussed.

Self-Actualization as Related to Frequency, Range, and Pattern of Religious Experience

1979 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
John A. Larsen
Keyword(s):  
Religious Experience ◽  
Personal Data ◽  
Religious Experiences ◽  
Frequency Range ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Personal Orientation Inventory ◽  
Self Actualization ◽  
Personal Orientation ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

This study investigated the relationship of frequency, range, and pattern of religious experience to self-actualization. The Religious Experience Measure (REM), a paper and pencil instrument, was constructed to provide measures of Stark's confirming, responsive, ecstatic, and revelational experiences. Validity and reliability studies yielded favorable results. In a classroom setting, the 401 undergraduates who comprised the sample were administered the Personal Data Sheet (PDS), the Personal Orientation Inventory (POI), and the REM. Results showed that high and low self-actualizers alike have religious experiences and that such experiences cannot inherently be viewed as either symptoms of pathology or evidence of positive mental health. However, frequency, range, and pattern are dimensional aspects of religious experience which are differentially related to self-actualization.

Effects on Self-Actualization of Paperbacks about Psychological Self-Help

1987 ◽  
Vol 60 (3_part_2) ◽  
pp. 1243-1246
Author(s):  
James J. Forest
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Treatment Condition ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
Personal Orientation Inventory ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Treatment Conditions ◽  
Self Actualization ◽  
Personal Orientation ◽  
Time Competence

Self-help psychology books contain claims that they can help individuals solve personal and social problems. However, there is little research on the efficacy of these books although theory and data from traditional, and behavioristic, bibliotherapy suggests that they might be valuable. This study examined the effects of self-help paperbacks on self-actualization scores in a 2 X 3 design that varied presence or absence of a pretest on the Personal Orientation Inventory and an intervening treatment condition which involved reading either one of two self-help books or reading no book. Self-actualization was measured by a posttest on the inventory. Significant effects were found for the pretest and treatment conditions on both the Inner-directedness and Time competence scales. The presence of a pretest, and both self-help books, led to higher self-actualization scores. These findings support the hypothesis that reading self-help psychology books may be associated with increased self-reported scores of mental health.

Yet Another Empirical Test of the Relationship between Self-Actualization and Moral Judgment

1985 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 201-202
Author(s):  
Roger B. Kelly ◽  
William Chovan
Keyword(s):  
Continuing Education ◽  
Moral Judgment ◽  
Empirical Test ◽  
Response Style ◽  
Variable Response ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Personal Orientation Inventory ◽  
Self Actualization ◽  
Personal Orientation ◽  
The Relationship

The focus of this study was the discrepancy noted in previous investigations of both positive and negative correlations between self-actualization and principled moral judgment when measured on the main scale of the Personal Orientation Inventory and the Defining Issues Tests. The same tests were administered to 90 undergraduate and continuing education students with special attention to the contingent variable, response style. Low correlations resulted.

Self-Actualization and Retrospective Reports of Parent-Child Relationships among College Females

1975 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 755-761 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larry A. Hjelle ◽  
Greg Smith
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Control ◽  
Parental Behavior ◽  
Parental Attitudes ◽  
Child Rearing ◽  
Personal Orientation Inventory ◽  
Retrospective Reports ◽  
Self Actualization ◽  
Psychological Autonomy ◽  
Personal Orientation ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between self-actualization and retrospective perceptions of parental child-rearing attitudes and behaviors was investigated. 20 high and 20 low self-actualizing college-aged females, pre-selected on the basis of their scores on Shostrom's Personal Orientation Inventory, were compared on Schaefer's Children's Reports of Parental Behavior Inventory. As predicted, high self-actualizing subjects scored significantly higher than low self-actualizing subjects on the majority of the paternal and maternal scales on the inventory, reflecting perceived parental attitudes of acceptance, psychological autonomy, and lax control. Likewise, as predicted, high self-actualizing subjects scored significantly lower than low self-actualizing subjects on the majority of the paternal and maternal scales of the inventory, reflecting perceived parental attitudes of rejection, psychological control, and firm control.

The relationship among Spirituality, Religious Ideology, and Personality

1997 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 208-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Tloczynski ◽  
Christa Knoll ◽  
Andrew Fitch
Keyword(s):  
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory ◽  
Personality Characteristics ◽  
Spiritual Orientation ◽  
Religious Ideology ◽  
Personal Orientation Inventory ◽  
Self Actualization ◽  
Spirituality Group ◽  
Personal Orientation ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Healthy Personality

An initial pool of 145 undergraduates was administered the Spiritual Orientation Inventory (SOI), Dimensions of Religious Ideology Scale (DRIS), Personal Orientation Inventory (POI), and Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2). The SOI and DRIS examine the manner in which individuals address issues of ultimate meaning and concern in their lives. The POI measures healthy personality characteristics associated with self-actualization, while the MMPI-2 measures maladaptive personality characteristics associated with pathology. On the basis of SOI and DRIS scores five groups of subjects were formed: High Spirituality, High Religious Ideology, High Combined, Moderate Combined, and Low Combined. The High Spirituality Group was found to score significantly higher than the Low Combined Group for six scales of the POI. Significant differences between groups were also found for the Type A scale of the MMPI-2.

Differences among Campus Groups on a Measure of Self-Actualization

1973 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Glen Reeves ◽  
Robert A. Shearer
Keyword(s):  
Personal Orientation Inventory ◽  
Group 4 ◽  
Scale Scores ◽  
Self Actualization ◽  
White Majority ◽  
Group 3 ◽  
Group 5 ◽  
Group 2 ◽  
Personal Orientation ◽  
Group 1

To investigate differences in self-actualization among campus groups the Personal Orientation Inventory (POI) was administered to 192 Ss. The POI scale scores were factor analyzed. Three factors were identified and the following groups were compared on the basis of mean factor scores: Group 1—Black students ( N = 51); Group 2—white majority ( N = 72); Group 3—white, overt, non-conformists ( N = 31); Group 4—white, covert, non-conformists ( N = 22); Group 5—white, non-affiliated ( N = 16). Groups 1 and 2 scored significantly higher on Factor I (self-actualization feelings), no significant differences were found on Factor II (self-actualization thinking), and Group 1 scored significantly higher than Group 5 on Factor III (tentatively identified as a measure of self-concept).

Personal and Vocational Interest Orientations: Comparison of Undergraduates in Two Programs

1975 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 739-743
Author(s):  
Steven Norton ◽  
Nicholas Di Marco
Keyword(s):  
Female Students ◽  
Vocational Interest ◽  
Intimate Contact ◽  
Business Programs ◽  
Personal Orientation Inventory ◽  
Scale Scores ◽  
Self Actualization ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Traditional Area ◽  
Personal Orientation

To compare the vocational interests and degree of self-actualization of males and females involved in two business programs, the University-Year-for-Action and the traditional area, the Strong Vocational Interest Blank and Personal Orientation Inventory were administered to 26 male and 6 female students and 86 male and 15 female students in Action and traditional programs. The Action men were higher than the traditional men on the Personal Orientation Inventory scales for self-actualizing value, spontaneity and synergy and the Action women were higher than the traditional women on self-actualizing value, self-regard, and capacity for intimate contact. Both Action males and females had Strong basic interests and occupational scale scores reflecting a higher social service and lower business orientation than the traditional students.

Relationship between Death Anxiety and Components of the Self-Actualization Process

1981 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc E. Vargo ◽  
William M. Batsel
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Death Anxiety ◽  
Inverse Relationship ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
The Self ◽  
Fear Of Death ◽  
Personal Orientation Inventory ◽  
Self Actualization ◽  
Personal Orientation ◽  
Time Competence

Product-moment correlations for 35 nursing students' scores on the Death Anxiety Scale and on three scales and subscales of the Personal Orientation Inventory (Self-acceptance, r = −.85; Nature of Man-Constructive, r = −.54; Time Competence, r = −.38) suggest an inverse relationship between self-actualization and the fear of death.

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