Study Ryff & Keyes (1995): study US 1990
- Public
- 25+ aged, USA, 199?
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 1108
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Personal growth
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- Self report on 3 items rated on a 6-point scale ranging from completely disagree to completely agree.
-High scorers: have a feeling of continued development; see self as growing and expanding; are open to new experiences; has sense of realizing his or her potential; see improvement in self and behavior over time; are changing in ways that reflect more self-knowledge and effectiveness.
-Low scorers: have a sense of personal stagnation, lack sense of improvement or expansion over time, feel bored and interested with life, feel unable to develop new attitudes or behaviors