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.

scholarly journals Relationship between Peer Victimization, Personal Growth Initiative and Perceived Social Support

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shraddha Pol ◽  
Jennifer Chandani
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Peer Victimization ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Personal Growth Initiative ◽  
Psychological Harm ◽  
Growth Initiative ◽  
Age Range

Peer victimization includes being bullied and experiences of being the target of physical, social, emotional, or psychological harm from a peer. Personal growth initiative is an individual’s will to change, develop and evolve as a person. Perceived social support refers to how an individual perceives the support or the encouragement that he gets from his/her society, friends and others. Thus, the purpose of this research was to study the relationship between Peer victimization, Personal growth initiative (PGI) and Perceived social support among adolescents. The population for this study consisted of 100 participants, males and females both between the age range of 13-19 years. The statistical analysis used was Pearson’s product moment correlation. The findings revealed significant negative relationship between Peer Victimization and Personal Growth Initiative (r= -0.31, p< 0.01) and a significant positive relationship between Personal Growth Initiative and Perceived Social Support (r= 0.50, p< 0.01).However, no significant relationship was found between Peer Victimization and Perceived Social Support. (r= -0.18, n.s).

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 Relationship between Professional Commitment and Subjective Well-being of College Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Nan Li
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
College Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Professional Commitment ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Moderated Mediation Model ◽  
Indirect Path ◽  
Academic Self Efficacy

In order to explore the specific influence mechanism of professional commitment on subjective Well-being, this paper makes a research questionnaire based on professional commitment scale, subjective Well-being scale, academic Self-efficacy scale and social support scale, and surveys 356 college students nationwide. The obtained data are analyzed empirically using SPSS22.0 and Amos22.0. The results show that: (1) Professional commitment and academic Self-efficacy can positively predict subjective Well-being; (2) Academic Self-efficacy has a partial mediating effect on the relationship between professional commitment and subjective Well-being; (3) The moderating effect of social support occurs in the direct path of professional commitment’s influence on subjective Well-being and the indirect path of professional commitment’s influence on academic Self-efficacy. By constructing a moderated mediation model, this study reveals the mechanism of professional commitment on subjective Well-being, and provides reference for analyzing, predicting, shaping and correcting college students’ cognition and behavior, as well as helping to solve their psychological problems.

scholarly journals Personal Growth Initiative and Subjective Well-being: The Mediation Role of Meaning in Life [Iniciativa de crecimiento personal y bienestar subjetivo: el rol mediador del significado en la vida]

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
Clarissa Pinto Pizarro Freitas ◽  
Elif Merve Cankaya ◽  
Bruno Figueiredo Damásio ◽  
Emily Jean Haddad ◽  
Helder Hiroki Kamei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Personal Growth ◽  
Meaning In Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Personal Growth Initiative ◽  
Growth Initiative ◽  
The Relationship

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.

Linking conservation of resource perspective to personal growth initiative and intention to leave: role of mediating variables

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shalini Srivastava ◽  
Lata Bajpai
Keyword(s):  
Personal Growth ◽  
Turnover Intentions ◽  
Intention To Leave ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Openness To Experience ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Personal Growth Initiative ◽  
Mediating Variables ◽  
Growth Initiative

PurposeThe present study intends to explore the underlying mechanism of the effect of personal growth initiative on employee engagement and intention to leave, in the presence of openness to experience and neuroticism as mediating variables. Support from conservation of resource theory and action regulation theory were taken to study the variables.Design/methodology/approachA time span of four months was taken to collect data from 382 employees belonging to hotel industry of Delhi NCR region of India. Structure equation model and mediation analysis were used in the present study.FindingsA positive association was found between personal growth initiative, engagement and openness to experience and a negative association was found between personal growth initiative, engagement, neuroticism and intention to leave. Openness to experience and neuroticism acted as partial mediators.Research limitations/implicationsThe researchers have collected the data only from service sector organizations. Hence, there is scope for a cross sectional, longitudinal and experimental intervention–based study to generalize the findings of the study. We also suggest to check the mediating effect of other constructs on the different aspects of well-being of employees at the workplace. Apart from it, if personal growth initiative among employees has a causal role to play for different outcomes, a meta-analysis based on the antecedents and consequences of personal growth initiative would be beneficial. It would further reveal many more insights and possible research themes.Practical implicationsOur results present significant practical implication for professionals engaged in day-to-day corporate affairs. As the managers at the workplace around the globe get heavily involved in decision making, and they are prone to observe negative information than the positive set of information, in the presence of both.Social implicationsWith the help of the study, society can be better conscious of literature related to personality, PGI and its outcome. This way, prospective professionals can understand the significance of personality along with PGI and harness their character accordingly. This would further contribute to prepare young professionals and also fill the supply demand skill gap in the industry and society at large. Any type of imbalance would harm the sustainability of the employment cycle in society.Originality/valueDue to limited literature available in management research on the topic, the researchers of the presented study selected personal initiative as the foundation of personal growth initiative. It has been seen that despite extensive work and interest of researchers, there is a difference in the concept and practice of employee turnover intentions. It is believed that research on human physiology and psychology affect the understanding about organizational research.

scholarly journals Self-Esteem and Academic Engagement Among Adolescents: A Moderated Mediation Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Zhao ◽  
Zeqing Zheng ◽  
Chenchen Pan ◽  
Lulu Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Academic Engagement ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Moderated Mediation Model ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Academic Self Efficacy

As an important predictor of academic achievement and an effective indicator of learning quality, academic engagement has attracted the attention of researchers. The present study explores the relationship among adolescent self-esteem and academic engagement, the mediating effect of academic self-efficacy, and the moderating effect of perceived social support. Four-hundred and eighty adolescents (Mage = 14.92) from the Hebei Province of China were recruited to complete anonymous questionnaires. The results show that self-esteem positively predicted adolescent academic engagement through the indirect mediating role of academic self-efficacy, and the percentage of this mediation effect of the total effect was 73.91%. As a second-stage moderator, perceived social support moderated the mediating effect of academic self-efficacy. Specifically, when students felt more perceived social support, the impact of academic self-efficacy on their academic engagement was greater. Our findings suggest that adolescent self-esteem, academic self-efficacy, and perceived social support are key factors that should be considered together to improve adolescent academic engagement. Therefore, parents and school educators should actively guide adolescents to improve their self-esteem and academic self-efficacy. Parents and educators should also construct an effective social support system to improve students’ perceived social support and enhance their academic engagement.

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