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Self-actualization and the Act of Volunteering: Further Evidence for the Construct Validity of the Personal Orientation Inventory
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Goldman, Jeffrey A.; Olczak, Paul V. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1975
The results of the present study extend the construct validity of the POI by supporting the hypothesis that inner-directed and time-competent individuals would be less likely to yield to their instructor's requests than other-directed, time-incompetent individuals. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Psychological Characteristics, Psychological Studies, Research Methodology
Compatibility of Self-Actualization and Anxiety.
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Dodez, Orin; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1982
Examined the relationship between anxiety and self-actualization in a sample of college students. Items (N=33) from the Personal Orientation Inventory were found to measure anxiety and scored negatively for self-actualization. Removal of anxiety items and rescoring yielded self-actualization measures related postively to anxiety test scores.…
Descriptors: Anxiety, College Students, Higher Education, Individual Development