<b>Personal Growth Initiative Scale - II: Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of the Brazilian Version</b>

Freitas, Clarissa Pinto Pizarro; Damásio, Bruno Figueiredo; Kamei, Helder Hiroki; Tobo, Patricia Renovato; Koller, Sílvia Helena; Robitschek, Christine

doi:10.1590/1982-4327e2806

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Psychological Evaluation • Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto) 28 • 2018 • https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-4327e2806 copy

Personal Growth Initiative Scale - II: Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of the Brazilian Version ¹ 1 Paper deriving from the doctoral dissertation “Relations between positive personal features and well-being” by the first author, under the advice of the fifth, defended in the Post-Graduate Program in Psychology at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. Support: Natura Cosméticos S. A. and a Doctoral Scholarship from National Council of Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq).

Escala de Iniciativa ao Crescimento Pessoal - II: Adaptação e Propriedades Psicométricas da Versão Brasileira

Escala de Iniciativa de Crecimiento Personal - II: Adaptación y Propiedades Psicométricas de la Versión Brasileña

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Abstract

The skills to change beliefs and behaviors in order to adapt to new contexts is identified as Personal Growth Initiative. This study aimed to assess the psychometric properties of the Brazilian Version of the Personal Growth Initiative Scale II (PGIS-II). A nationwide sample of 2,149 subjects (64.8% women, M = 37.91, SD = 10.78) was assessed. Exploratory factor analysis supported the first-order four-factor structure of the scale (readiness for change, planfulness, using resources, and intentional behavior). Confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) supported the first-order four-factor structure as being the most reliable to the data. Personal Growth Initiative (PGI) dimensions were positively related to optimism, presence of meaning in life, and life satisfaction. PGIS-II presented adequate psychometric properties, suggesting its usefulness in evaluating personal growth initiative.

Keywords:
positive psychology; factor analysis; test validity

Items			Model 1	Model 2
			Item Loading	Item Loading/Factor
			PGI	RC	Pla	IB	UR
Item 1. Eu estabeleço objetivos realistas sobre o que eu quero mudar em mim mesmo(a)			.66^*	- .08^*	.73^*	.06	.05
Item 2. 2. Eu sei quando estou pronto para fazer mudanças específicas em mim mesmo(a)			.70^*	.34^*	.53^*	- .04	- .01
Item 3. Eu sei fazer planos realistas para mudar a mim mesmo(a)			.80^*	.11^*	.84^*	- .02	- .04
Item 4. Eu aproveito todas as oportunidades que aparecem para crescer			.57^*	- .09^*	.33^*	.53^*	- .05^*
Item 5. Quando eu tento mudar a mim mesmo(a), faço um plano realista para meu crescimento pessoal)			.81^*	.02	.77^*	.14^*	.04
Item 6. Eu peço ajuda quando tento mudar a mim mesmo(a)			.53^*	- .07^*	.05^*	-.02	.83^*
Item 7. Eu trabalho ativamente para melhorar a mim mesmo(a)			.70^*	.09^*	.26^*	.47^*	.10^*
Item 8. Eu reconheço o que preciso mudar em mim mesmo(a)			.53^*	.53^*	- .11^*	.13^*	.11^*
Item 9. Eu estou constantemente tentando crescer como pessoa			.63^*	.11^*	.01	.72^*	- .04
Item 10. Eu sei como estabelecer objetivos realistas para mudar a mim mesmo(a)			.80^*	.34^*	.59^*	.02	.01
Item 11. Eu sei quando preciso fazer alguma mudança específica em mim mesmo(a)			.76^*	.88^*	.02	- .01	- .04
Item 12. Eu uso recursos quando tento crescer			.66^*	.24^*	.20^*	.30^*	.17^*
Item 13. Eu sei quais são os passos necessaries para mudar a mim mesmo(a)			.74^*	.58^*	.28^*	- .01	.02
Item 14. Eu busco ajuda ativamente para mudar a mim mesmo(a)			.58^*	.07^*	- .03^*	.02	.91^*
Item 15. Eu busco por oportunidades para crescer como pessoa			.68^*	.01	- .02	.87^*	.04
Item 16. Eu sei quando é hora de mudar coisas específicas em mim mesmo(a)			.76^*	.76^*	.07^*	.07	- .03
Model 1 - One-Dimensional Structure of the PGIS-II
c²(gl)	CFI	TLI	RMSEA (90% CI)		SRMR
3492.42^* (104)	.83	.80	.20 (.19 - .20)		.09
Model 2 - First-Order Four-Factor Structure of the PGIS-II
c²(gl)	CFI	TLI	RMSEA (90% CI)		SRMR
447.99^* (62)	.98	.96	.08 (.08 - .09)		.02

Model	χ² (df)	CFI	TLI	RMSEA (90% CI)
Model 1	4475.66^* (104)	.82	.80	.18 (.18 - .19)
Model 1 (e6-e14 and e2-e3 correlated)	2355.01^* (98)	.91	.89	.13(.13 - .14)
Model 2	2338.73^* (98)	.91	.89	.13 (.13 - .14)
Model 2 (e6-e14 and e2-e3 correlated)	1185.28^* (96)	.95	.94	.09 (.09 - .10)
Model 3	2430.42^* (100)	.90	.88	.14 (.13 - .14)
Model 3 (e6-e14 and e2-e3 correlated)	1402.95^* (98)	.94	.93	.10 (.10 - .11)

Gender measurement invariance	RMSEA (90% CI)	TLI	CFI	DCFI
Male (n = 756)	.09 (.08 - .09)	.951	.961	-
Female (n = 1393)	.10 (.09 - .10)	.933	.947	-
Unconstrained model	.09 (.09 - .10)	.938	.950	-
Metric invariance	.09 (.08 - .09)	.946	.954	.004
Scalar invariance	.07 (.07 - .08)	.965	.962	.008
Age measurement invariance	RMSEA (90% CI)	TLI	CFI	DCFI
Young (n = 838)	.10 (.09 - .10)	.939	.951	-
Adult (n = 967)	.10 (.10 - .11)	.946	.932	-
Elderly (n = 344)	.10 (.09 - .10)	.933	.946	-
Unconstrained model	.09 (.09 - .10)	.941	.953	-
Metric invariance	.08 (.08 - .09)	.951	.958	.005
Scalar invariance	.07 (.06 - .07)	.968	.962	.004

Variable	M (DP)	1	2	3	4	5	6
1. RC	3.7 (0.8)	-
2. Pla	3.6 (0.9)	.88^*
3. UR	4.0 (0.8)	.71^*	.72^*
4. IB	4.0 (0.8)	.72^*	.75^*	.82^*
5. SWL	4.7 (0.9)	.31^*	.38^*	.31^*	.40^*
6. PML	3.3 (1.1)	.45^*	.50^*	.44^*	.51^*	.54^*
7. Opt	3.9 (0.6)	.36^*	.44^*	.53^*	.36^*	.31^*	.31^*

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[1] * Correspondence address: Salgado de Oliveira University, Post-Graduation in Psychology, 263, Marechal Deodoro Street, Centro, Niterói-RJ, Brazil. CEP: 24.030-060. E-mail: freitas.cpp@gmail.com