Coping with Childbirth: Brain Structural Associations of Personal Growth Initiative

Coping with Childbirth: Brain Structural Associations of Personal Growth Initiative

Major life events require psychological adaptations and can be accompanied by brain structural and functional changes. The goal of the current study was to investigate the association of personal growth initiative (PGI) as a form of proactive coping strategy before childbirth, with gray matter volume after delivery. Childbirth is one of the few predictable major life events, which, while being ...

EFL Teachers’ Adversity Quotient, Personal Growth Initiative, and Pedagogical Success

This study investigated the relationship among Iranian English teachers’ adversity quotient, personal growth initiative, and pedagogical success. The participants comprised 28 male and female English teachers and a total of 336 male and female EFL learners who attended the abovementioned teachers’ classes (12 for each teacher). Stoltz’ (1997) Adversity Response Profile (ARP) and Robitsc...

Predicting coping self-efficacy based on social support, personal growth, and mindfulness in people with cancer

One of the most significant and complex health issues in our country is cancer. Coping with psychological syptoms of cancer such as stress, anxiety and depression is the most challenging blind spot for patients suffering from the cancer. The purpose of this study is to predict coping self-efficacy based on social support, personal growth and mindfulness in people with cancer. 120 participants w...

The Origins of the BRAIN Initiative: A Personal Journey.

The Development and Psychometric Evaluation of Iranian Coping Style Scale (ICSS): Associations with Individual Differences