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ArticleBehavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2026

The Many Pathways to Personal Growth: Contemporary Perspectives and Future Directions.

Madoka Kumashiro

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Article in Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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Madoka KumashiroDepartment of Psychology and Neuroscience, Goldsmiths, University of London, London SE14 6NW, UK.ORCID 0009-0005-8712-5897

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although philosophers and psychologists have pondered for centuries on what it means to pursue personal development and to live a good life, psychological research on personal growth remains broad and diverse. This Editorial introduces a Special Issue comprising 25 contributions to

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artificial intelligenceattachmentclose relationshipseudaimoniaindividual differencesmotivationpersonal growthpost-traumatic growthsocial supportwell-being

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PMID42792491
PMCPMC13603291

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