Abstract
The content analysis of the life and work stories including memories of pleasant and unpleasant experiences and personified values of 143 workers were made as a basis of obtaining indices of positive mental health. The categories used for assessing mental health were: (1) self-regard, (2) maturity, (3) personality organization, (4) relation to environment. These factors, as well as the total mental health index, were correlated with measures of memory optimism, work competency and personified values. In general, the findings may be summarized as follows: Positive correlations were found for the indices of mental health with memory optimism and work competence. Workers with dominant political values rated higher in self-regard than did workers whose values were dominantly economic. Implications for industrial organizations and motivational research are considered.
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