Intentional Growth Training: Developing an Intervention to Increase Personal Growth Initiative

Background: A one‐week intervention ( I ntentional G rowth T raining; IGT ) to increase personal growth initiative ( PGI ) was created and tested in a series of studies to determine its effect on PGI level. Because PGI predicts psychological well‐being and depression, IGT has potential to have considerable benefit on a person's mental health. Methods: Study 1 was the initial assessment of whether IGT increased PGI greater than various control...