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Understanding Personality Development: An Integrative State Process Model
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Geukes, Katharina; van Zalk, Maarten; Back, Mitja D. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2018
While personality is relatively stable over time, it is also subject to change across the entire lifespan. On a macro-analytical level, empirical research has identified patterns of normative and differential development that are affected by biological and environmental factors, specific life events, and social role investments. On a…
Descriptors: Personality Development, Models, Individual Differences, Objectives
Spiritual Dominance of the Sakha People Traditional Belief in the Personality Development of Children
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Baisheva, Mariia I.; Grigoryeva, Antonina A.; Neustroeva, Anna N.; Borisova, Tatyana M.; Sidorova, Evdokia E.; Iliynova, Tamara L. – Journal of Social Studies Education Research, 2017
The relevance of the article stems from the need to comprehend the spiritual dominance of the traditional belief of the Sakha people. The essential idea of the article is to consider the religious worldview of the Sakha people as a source of spiritual values. The purpose of the article is to justify the spiritual potential of the Sakha people in…
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Folk Culture, Beliefs, Personality Development
The Developmental Origins and Future Implications of Dispositional Optimism in the Transition to Adulthood
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Renaud, Jesse; Barker, Erin T; Hendricks, Charlene; Putnick, Diane L.; Bornstein, Marc H. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2019
Despite the robust link between dispositional optimism and well-being across the lifespan, the developmental origins of dispositional optimism are unknown. Understanding the pathways that lead to greater optimism during the transition from adolescence into young adulthood may be important given that this stage of the life course involves the…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Psychological Patterns, Positive Attitudes, Well Being
The Enneagram: A Review of the Empirical and Transformational Literature
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Bland, Andrew M. – Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Education and Development, 2010
The enneagram is an ancient system of personality development represented by a symbol signifying 9 character orientations composed of habitual patterns of perception, emotion, and behavior. By exploring their orientation, individuals can identify and transcend the strengths and limitations of their value systems and work toward an integrated…
Descriptors: Personality Development, World Views, Psychological Patterns, Behavior
Colleges in the Making of Manhood and Masculinity: Gendered Perspectives on African American Males
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Dancy, T. Elon, II – Gender and Education, 2011
Using an interdisciplinary approach, this paper explores the ways in which colleges become sites that socialise African American men as gendered beings. Twenty-four African American men enrolled in 12 colleges and universities across the 19 southern and border states of America participated in this study. The purpose is to illustrate how…
Descriptors: Males, Masculinity, Collegiality, Gender Issues
Cultural Resilience in North American Indian First Nations: The Story of Little Turtle.
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Angell, G. Brent – Critical Social Work, 2000
Protective factors, needed for personal resilience, vary from culture to culture. Resilience in Native Americans is examined via an interview with a Native American social worker who quit her job over an ethical conflict. The interplay of self-concept, family, and culture in young people's development of protective factors is examined.…
Descriptors: American Indians, Coping, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Differences