What is the process of Personal Growth? Introducing the Personal Growth Process Model
(2023) In New Ideas in Psychology 70.- Abstract
- Personal growth as a process remains vaguely understood. We introduce the Personal Growth Process (PGP) model based on Carl Rogers’s organismic valuing process (OVP). The PGP model explains personal growth as a sociocognitive embodied process whereby an individual undergoes multiple mental shifts that make up an ongoing, fluctuating process over the long term, starting from a place of psychological safety. The mental shifts occurring throughout the growth process are broadly categorized as self-awareness, openness towards experiencing and change, existential courage, autonomy/internal locus of control, takin responsibility for the self and others, self compassion, and compassion towards others. These shifts all represent progress toward... (More)
- Personal growth as a process remains vaguely understood. We introduce the Personal Growth Process (PGP) model based on Carl Rogers’s organismic valuing process (OVP). The PGP model explains personal growth as a sociocognitive embodied process whereby an individual undergoes multiple mental shifts that make up an ongoing, fluctuating process over the long term, starting from a place of psychological safety. The mental shifts occurring throughout the growth process are broadly categorized as self-awareness, openness towards experiencing and change, existential courage, autonomy/internal locus of control, takin responsibility for the self and others, self compassion, and compassion towards others. These shifts all represent progress toward well-being, defined here as authenticity, harmony and life-satisfaction. Importantly, the model does not include only individual psychological constructs, but ties the process to one’s social environment and common social responsibility. (Less)
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- Maurer, Mia LU ; Maurer, Jason ; Hoff, Eva LU and Daukantaité, Daiva LU
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- 2023
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- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Personal Growth, Organismic valuing theory, positive psychology, humanistic psychology, process, authenticity
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- New Ideas in Psychology
- volume
- 70
- article number
- 101024
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- Elsevier
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- scopus:85153598558
- ISSN
- 0732-118X
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.newideapsych.2023.101024
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- Personal growth and mental health among high school students
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- English
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