Altered Grey Matter-Brain Healthcare Quotient: Interventions of Olfactory Training and Learning of Neuroplasticity by Keita Watanabe, Keisuke Kokubun, Yoshinori Yamakawa

“…Further, we assessed psychological characteristics, such as curiosity and personal growth initiatives. In the olfactory training group, we conducted a questionnaire survey on olfactory training regarding their interests and sense of accomplishment. …”
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Psychodrama & eudaimonic well-being – potentials in playful and aesthetic experiences by Siri Skar, Wenche Torrissen

“…The results reveal that participating in the psychodrama group supported Fiona’s eudaimonic well-being mostly according to the following dimensions: autonomy, personal growth, positive relations with others, and self-acceptance. …”
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Existential Suffering in Palliative Care: An Existential Positive Psychology Perspective by Paul T. P. Wong, Timothy T. F. Yu

“…This framework has a twofold emphasis on (a) how to transcend and transform suffering as the foundation for wellbeing and (b) how to cultivate our spiritual and existential capabilities to achieve personal growth and flourishing. We propose that these objectives can be achieved simultaneously through dialectical palliative counselling, as illustrated by Wong’s integrative meaning therapy and the Conceptual Model of CALM Therapy in palliative care. …”
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The integration of the universal values of sport into physical education: Positive Youth Development (PYD) framework by Juhrodin Juhrodin, Yudha Munanjat Saputra, Amung Ma’mun, Yunyun Yudiana

“…Incorporating these values can also help young people cope with the demands of competitiveness and focus on personal growth, not just winning or losing.…”
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Quality of education: monitoring and evaluation of educational results by T. P. Rubtsova

“…The quality of education determines not only the level of knowledge and skills, but also forms competencies, develops critical thinking and promotes personal growth of students. In this context, the issues of the quality of education become the subject of universal interest and discussion, both among educational institutions and in society as a whole. …”
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The Influence of Customers Communication Behaviour in the Implementation of 21cineplex Viral Marketing Using the Social Networking Site Facebook by Meyliana -, Henry Antonius E.W., Stephen W. Santoso

“…The methodology used is interpersonal communication model adopted from FIRO theory, which consists of the following variables: inclusion-need to belong, inclusion-individuation, affection-altruism, control-personal growth, and consumption of online content, towardthe online content forwarding variable; and also the curiosity variable towards the consumption of online content variable, where the hypothesis was tested by the correlation and regression analysis. …”
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Multi-Role Collaborative Behavior in the Construction Industry through Training Strategies by Xue Yan, Ruisi Yang, Heap-Yih Chong, Minyu Feng

“…From a stakeholder perspective, the personal growth of industrial personnel is important for the promotion of the sustainable development of the construction industry. …”
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Sobrietology in Social Advertising by M. A. Nikolaeva, V. D. Shirshov, S. V. Shirshov

“…Social advertising is regarded as the relevant new resource in propagating the healthy and sober life style, and providing the grounds for personal growth. It combines the informational, communicative, educational, patriotic and image-making functions and possesses a powerful potential of influencing people’s consciousness and behavior. …”
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Eudaimonia in the Amazon: Relational Values as a Deep Leverage Point to Curb Tropical Deforestation by Gabriela Russo Lopes, Mairon G. Bastos Lima

“…Eudaimonic values, such as increased meaningfulness, personal growth through learning and knowledge sharing, as well as a sense of contributing to the world, are shown to be key in those initiatives. …”
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“Diabetes Makes You Feel Lonely When You’re the Only One”: A Qualitative Study of Identity Development among Young People Living at a Residential Care Facility for People with Diab... by Dan Grabowski, Louise Norman Jespersen, Lise Bro Johansen

“…The analysis revealed three themes: (1) the young people report a high level of personal growth and maturity after moving to the care home; (2) the importance of identifying with others and how forming relations plays a significant role in the young people’s personal development; and (3) the young people have a constant fear of being different. …”
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PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS AND CONFLICT PREDISPOSITIONS IN TEAMS MARITZA AND RAKOVSKI FROM BULGARIAN WOMEN’S NATIONAL VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE by Ivan Ivanov, Vladimir Kotev

“…Conclusions: The younger players are more open and try to find more information about the sports environment and learn more about the game and their personal growth. The higher the qualification and the age, the more the players prefer competing and being assertive in their interpersonal relationships. …”
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Technical and Vocational Education and Training in Monotowns: Production of Mobility by Natalya Veselkova, Mikhail Vandyshev, Elena Pryamikova

“…At the same time, availability of educational institutions in a monotown provides its citizens with opportunities for personal growth as well as improvement of urban environment. …”
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Growing together: Longitudinal trajectory of posttraumatic growth among suicide-loss survivors and its interpersonal predictors by Y. Levi-Belz

“…However, studies have recognized the opportunity for personal growth among suicide-loss survivors. Objectives This study signifies an effort to develop a comprehensive understanding of the underlying interpersonal facilitators of posttraumatic growth (PTG) among suicide-loss survivors in a longitudinal design. …”
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Curricular and Co-curricular Leadership Learning for Engineering Students by Doug Reeve, Greg Evans, Annie Simpson, Robin Sacks, Estelle Oliva-Fisher, Cindy Rottmann, Patricia Sheridan

“…Informal feedback from students who have participated in our program provide us with preliminary evidence that students are learning, that they value the learning opportunities afforded by our program and that our initiative is enabling significant personal growth.…”
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Organizational personnel career development by Yu. A. Filyasova

“…The necessity for change is caused by transforming market and social conditions, employee personal growth, and organizational life cycle. The tendency for status quo conservation is dictated by the desire of any system for stability and sustainability.…”
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Analysis of the Role of Teacher’s Parenting Styles on Student Learning Motivation at State Vocational Schools in Surakarta by Fika Adin Laila, Dwi Maryono, Dwi Esti Wardani

“…A spirit of learning can be fostered by teachers who can offer constructive criticism, offer challenges that are appropriate for their student's abilities, and pay attention to each student's personal growth. The purpose of this research is to ascertain how teacher parenting influences students' motivation to learn. …”
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Perspectives of men with early onset substance dependence: A qualitative enquiry into recovery by Tanya Anand, Arun Kandasamy, L N Suman

“…Thematic analysis of interviews revealed themes about the subjective beliefs about recovery and its definition from the patients' perspectives, which included goals concerning substance use, lifestyle, personal growth, and the role of family and ecological factors. …”
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Midwives with mobiles : a dialectical perspective on gender arising from technology introduction in rural Indonesia by Chib, Arul, Chen, Vivian Hsueh-Hua

“…The theory of dialectical tension (Baxter and Montgomery, 1996) situates the conceptual discussion around the struggles between autonomy and subordination within gender roles, personal growth versus technological competency, and issues of economic and resource control in traditional hierarchies. …”
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Leisure reading preferences of bilingual female students in Singapore by Majid, Shaheen, Ng, Hazel Kai Jie, Ying, Su

“…Leisure reading is important for personal growth, enjoyment and relaxation. Objective. …”
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“Whilst I learn and live”: A comparative case study analysing the identity formation of seventh grade Turkish and international students via self-narratives in English class by Muse, A

“…Through practitioner research, I aimed to ensure a safe, guided space that promoted personal growth and agency for my students; further, I aimed to analyse this growth linguistically for thematic differences between my Turkish students and my international students. …”