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Influence Of Personal Growth Initiative And Public Self-consciousness On Perceived Stigmatization Among Drug Users
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Several factors have been reported to
influence perceived stigmatization of drug users but this study will
focus on personal growth initiative and public self-consciousness.
Personal growth initiative is one of the interesting topics for the
developmental psychologists especially from adolescent’s perspective.
Robitschek (1999) defined personal growth initiative as an active and
intentional involvement in the self-change process. Luoma and Twohig
(2007) defined personal growth initiative as a metacognitive construct
that describes an orientation towards actively and purposefully engaging
in the growth seeking process. Luoma and Twohig (2007) assert that
personal growth initiative contains cognitive components (e.g.
motivation to change, knowledge of the change process, and efficacy
related to the change process) and behavioral components (e.g. general
goals relating to personal change and plans to attain those goals). For
example, an individual high in personal growth initiative might
critically evaluate past, current, and future experiences to both
determine potential areas for growth and monitor growth experiences.
Behaviorally, these individuals would likely seek out experiences deemed
important to personal growth. In contrast, an individual low in
personal growth initiative would not consider growth as a criterion for
examining past, current, and future experiences and therefore would not
behaviorally seek out intentional growth experiences. Given that
personal growth initiative is a broad goal orientation, it is likely
that personal growth initiative would affect the outcome and process of a
variety of decisions. One of such decision is how an individual chooses
to cope with a stressful life event (Robitschek, 1999). An individual
high in personal growth initiative might choose to cope or “feel betterâ€
through striving to learn and change from the experience. This goal of
personal growth might require a critical evaluation and deeper
exploration of feelings and thoughts related to this event.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The study examined the influence of personal growth initiative and public self-consciousness on perceived stigmatization among drug users in Uyo Metropolis. Two hundred and thirty-four (234) participants (171 males and 63 females) were selected from major bunks in Uyo Metropolis. These participants were selected using purposive sampling technique. Perceived Stigmatization Scale for drug users (King, Dinos, Shaw, Watson, Stevens, Passetti, Weich & Mar, 2007), Personal Growth Initiative Scale (Rob ... Continue reading---
