An exploratory factor analysis on the measurement of psychological wellness

Gropp, Liezl

dc.contributor.advisor	Geldenhuys, Diederik Joachim	en
dc.contributor.author	Gropp, Liezl	en
dc.date.accessioned	2009-08-25T10:58:29Z
dc.date.available	2009-08-25T10:58:29Z
dc.date.issued	2009-08-25T10:58:29Z
dc.date.submitted	2006-06-30	en
dc.identifier.citation	Gropp, Liezl (2009) An exploratory factor analysis on the measurement of psychological wellness, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1960>	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1960
dc.description.abstract	This research investigated the psychometric characteristics of self-actualisation, locus of control, sense of coherence and emotional intelligence as constructs of psychological wellness. Details of the intercorrelatedness of the various constructs will assist in understanding the nature of psychological wellness and its measurement. In the literature review a definition for psychological wellness was determined by studying various definitions and models of psychological wellness. During this investigation it was determined that the four constructs mentioned above were related to psychological wellness. An explorative factor analysis was conducted to address the empirical research questions. Three factors (psychological adjustment, self-actualisation and stress management) were extracted from the analysis. The descriptive statistics were analysed in terms of management responsibility, gender and race. The findings of the explorative factor analysis supported the theoretical definition of psychological wellness. It was found that self-actualisation played a key role in psychological wellness. Meaningfulness, although indicating a low loading on all three factors, must be present to provide meaning to day to day functioning.	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (xiii, 138 leaves)
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Psychological wellness models	en
dc.subject	Definitions	en
dc.subject	Characteristics	en
dc.subject	Internal locus of control	en
dc.subject	Exploratory factor analysis	en
dc.subject	Emotional intelligence	en
dc.subject	Sense of coherence	en
dc.subject	Locus of control	en
dc.subject	Self-actualisation	en
dc.subject	Psychological wellness	en
dc.subject.ddc	155.2
dc.subject.lcsh	Self-actualization
dc.subject.lcsh	Resilience (Personality trait)
dc.subject.lcsh	Self-realization
dc.subject.lcsh	Locus of control
dc.subject.lcsh	Coherence -- Psychological aspects
dc.subject.lcsh	Emotional intelligence
dc.subject.lcsh	Psychology -- Mathematical models
dc.title	An exploratory factor analysis on the measurement of psychological wellness	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
dc.description.department	Industrial and Organisational Psychology	en
dc.description.degree	MCOM (Industrial and Organisational Psychology)	en