money, and then settle down in their own homes. Less responsibility is expected of Table 2 is the summary of the result of the people aged 23 years or less; and people aged analysis of variance performed on the data. As 33 years and above may have already can be seen, neither age, gender, nor marital status exerted any statistically significant achieved need satisfaction in more areas of influence on Personal Growth Initiative at < ρ life and are therefore less motivated than the .05. There also was no significant interaction people aged 23 to 32 years. In the same vein, effect between the variables. The effect sizes for both the main and interaction effects were single, unmarried participants showed slightly notably very small. higher mean score than the married. ts the ubiquitous nature of PGI in keeping DISCUSSION with the observation of Rogers that all The result of the study indicates that neither humans are rational and strive to achieve their age, gender, nor marital status has significant potential ). effect on personal growth initiative. However, an interesting pattern is revealed by the group IMPLICATION means; participants aged 24-32 years evinced The result of this study suggests that culture greater PGI than people those 33 years or and societal expectations play some older , and those less than 23 years . What is fundamental role in the development of suggested is that cultural expectations may personal growth initiative. People are rational influence the development of personal growth and aspire for growth (Rogers, 2004) in line initiative. Culturally, people within ages with social expectations. What is implied is are expected to have completed a that PGI and achievement motivation will be significant part of their education or low in societies lacking some minimal vocational training, secure job and earn
Table 2 is the summary of the result of the analysis of variance performed on the data. As can be seen, neither age, gender, nor marital status exerted any statistically significant influence on Personal Growth Initiative at ρ < .05. There also was no significant interaction effect between the variables. The effect sizes for both the main and interaction effects were notably very small. DISCUSSION The result of the study indicates that neither age, gender, nor marital status has significant effect on personal growth initiative. However, an interesting pattern is revealed by the group means; participants aged 24-32 years evinced greater PGI than people those 33 years or older , and those less than 23 years . What is suggested is that cultural expectations may influence the development of personal growth initiative. Culturally, people within ages are expected to have completed a significant part of their education or vocational training, secure job and earn money, and then settle down in their own homes. Less responsibility is expected of people aged 23 years or less; and people aged 33 years and above may have already achieved need satisfaction in more areas of life and are therefore less motivated than the people aged 23 to 32 years. In the same vein, single, unmarried participants showed slightly higher mean score than the married. ts the ubiquitous nature of PGI in keeping with the observation of Rogers that all humans are rational and strive to achieve their potential ). IMPLICATION The result of this study suggests that culture and societal expectations play some fundamental role in the development of personal growth initiative. People are rational and aspire for growth (Rogers, 2004) in line with social expectations. What is implied is that PGI and achievement motivation will be low in societies lacking some minimal
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