%0 Journal Article
%T Personal Growth Initiative in the Therapeutic Process: An Exploratory Study
%A Arne Weigold
%A Caitlin A. Martin-Wagar
%A Heike B. Mitchell
%A Ingrid K. Weigold
%A Rebecca A. Boyle
%A Stephen Z. Antonucci
%J The Counseling Psychologist
%@ 1552-3861
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/0011000018774541
%X Personal growth initiative (PGI), an individual¡¯s active and intentional engagement in the growth process, was originally developed as a potentially useful construct in therapy. Although it has repeatedly been related to psychological well-being and distress, few studies have examined PGI in clinical samples. The current study investigated the role of PGI in a sample of 295 clients at a community-serving training clinic. Data were collected at two time points. Confirmatory factor analyses supported a second-order model with four first-order PGI factors: Readiness for Change, Planfulness, Using Resources, and Intentional Behavior. Using cross-lagged panel analysis, PGI at Time 1 was found to predict psychological distress endorsed at Time 2 after accounting for distress at Time 1
%K personal growth initiative
%K Personal Growth Initiative Scale-II
%K therapy
%K counseling
%K clients
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0011000018774541