scholarly journals Impact of Self Efficacy on Personal Growth among Distance Learners

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-34
Author(s):  
Iram Batool ◽  
Ruqia Safdar Bajwa ◽  
Hamida Bibi ◽  
Asghar Ali Shah
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Distance Learners ◽  
Specific Situation ◽  
Personal Growth Initiative ◽  
Growth Initiative ◽  
The Impact

Self-efficacy is the person’s complete belief on his or her abilities that he or she succeeds in a specific situation. Different activities covered by Personal growth which develop aptitudes, improve identity and boost our quality of life. The present study was intended to explore the impact of self-efficacy on personal growth among distance learners. It was deeply focused on new emerging trend of distance learning in Pakistan. Data was collected through simple random sampling from participants (males and females) aged 20-32. For the purpose of data collection two scales were used in this research i.e., Personal Growth Initiative Scale (PGIS -II; Robitschek, Ashton, Spering, Geiger, Byers, Schotts, & Thoen, 2012) and Self Efficacy scale (Schwarzer &Jerusalem,2000). Analysis of the data revealed that there is a significant impact of self-efficacy on personal growth. No gender differences were found on personal growth Initiative and self-efficacy. The findings conclude that the present study will be fruitful in uplifting the society’s emerging trend of distance learning and to provide quality education to the door step of every member of the society.

scholarly journals Systematic Review about Personal Growth Initiative

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 770 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clarissa Pinto Pizarro de Freitas ◽  
Bruno Figueiredo Damásio ◽  
Patrícia Renovato Tobo ◽  
Helder Hiroki Kamei ◽  
Sílvia Helena Koller
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
American Psychological Association ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Personal Growth Initiative ◽  
Personal Initiative ◽  
Open Access Journals ◽  
Growth Initiative ◽  
Online Library ◽  
The Impact

The present study aimed to conduct a systematic review of publications about personal growth initiative. A literature review was conducted in Bireme, Index Psi, LILACS, PePSIC,<em> </em>Pubmed - Publisher’s Medline, Wiley Online Library, PsycINFO, OneFile, SciVerse ScienceDirect, ERIC, Emerald Journals, PsycARTICLES - American Psychological Association, Directory of Open Access Journals - DOAJ, SAGE Journals, SpringerLink, PLoS, IngentaConnect, IEEE Journals &amp; Magazines and SciELO databases. It was found 53 studies, excluded seven, and analyzed 46 researches. The studies focused on scale psychometric proprieties, relations of personal initiative growth and others constructs. Furthermore the studies investigated the impact of interventions to promote personal growth initiative. It was demonstrated that personal growth initiative was positively related to positive dimensions, such as self-esteem and well-being, and negatively to negative factors, among these anxiety and depression.

scholarly journals Social Support and a Sense of Purpose: The Role of Personal Growth Initiative and Academic Self-Efficacy

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jingxue Cai ◽  
Rong Lian
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Underlying Mechanism ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Path Model ◽  
Personal Growth Initiative ◽  
Sense Of Purpose ◽  
Growth Initiative ◽  
Academic Self Efficacy

Objective: Studies have consistently found a positive relationship between social support and a sense of purpose; however, less is known about the underlying mechanisms of this relationship. The present study bridges this gap by proposing and testing a path model illustrating the mediating effects of personal growth initiative and academic self-efficacy on the linkage between social support and a sense of purpose.Method: A total of 2,085 Chinese college students completed the revised versions of the Social Support, Personal Growth Initiative, Academic Self-Efficacy, and Sense of Purpose Scales.Results: The results show that social support, personal growth initiative, and academic self-efficacy were all significantly associated with a sense of purpose. As predicted, personal growth initiative and academic self-efficacy mediated the relationship between social support and a sense of purpose, respectively. The results also support the hypothesized serial mediating effect.Conclusion: Individuals who feel more social support have a higher level of personal growth initiative, their academic self-efficacy is stronger, and their academic self-efficacy further enhances their sense of purpose. Additionally, comparisons among the three indirect effects indicated that the effect of personal growth initiative was significantly greater than those of the other two measures. Thus, it can be concluded that personal initiative plays a greater role in enhancing a sense of purpose. These findings not only help to understand how social support enhances the sense of purpose, but also provide insight into the underlying mechanism.

Enhancing personal growth initiative

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan A. Martinez ◽  
Daria Roumiantseva ◽  
Nathaniel Geiger ◽  
Rhea Ponder
Keyword(s):  
Personal Growth ◽  
Personal Growth Initiative ◽  
Growth Initiative
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