The Personal Orientation Dimensions (POD) scale was administered to a sample of psychiatric in-patients to assess their level of actualizing as compared with clinically nominated actualizing and normal samples. Significant differences were found for twelve of the thirteen POD scales. (Author/JKS)

Results showed that all scales significantly differentiated the samples used, thus demonstrating the validity of the Personal Orientation Dimensions (POD) for discriminating between samples clinically observed to be actualizing or non-actualizing. (Author/DEP)

Results confirmed a number of hypotheses regarding relationship of scales measuring self-actualization to major personality dimensions. (Authors)

The Personal Orientation Dimensions scale, a refinement of the Personal Orientation Inventory, is investigated. Results support the concurrent validity of the Personal Orientation Dimensions scale, and the construct validity of both scales. (JKS)

Examines the validity of the Personal Orientation Dimensions (POD) for measuring changes following an inpatient alcoholic treatment program and describes these changes in terms of concepts of the actualizing person. (Author/DEP)

Construct validity of the Personal Orientation Inventory was investigated. A sample of graduate students were administered the inventory immediately after a stressful experience and again two weeks later after the stressful experience had been resolved. Two of the twelve inventory subscales, Self Regard and Self Acceptance showed significant…

Scores from the Comrey Personality Scales were related to scores from the Personal Orientation Dimension for a sample of alcoholic inpatients. Results supported the findings of an earlier study and helped to clarify the construct validity of the instruments. (Author/JKS)

It was concluded that the self-actualization indices of the Personal Orientation Dimensions afford promise as predictors on ability in facilitative communication among counselor trainees, as measured by the Gross Rating of Facilitative Interpersonal Functioning Scale. (Author/CP)

This study tested the unidimensionality of the Tenacious Goal Pursuit (TGP) and Flexible Goal Adjustment (FGA) scales and examined the relationships of the factors measured in these scales with two criterion constructs (happiness and self-acceptance) and with age in a sample 292 adults (ranging from 50 to 90 years). Confirmatory factor analyses…

The effects of training counselors for the core therapeutic conditions of empathy, warmth, and genuineness were studied in terms of increased levels of actualizing as measured by the Personal Orientation Inventory. Results support the discriminant validity of the inventory. (JKS)

Seventy university professors completed the Personal Orientation Inventory and their scores on the 12 scales of the inventory were correlated with their overall rating on the University Student Survey of Instruction Questionnaire. (CTM)