Personal growth initiative (PGI) refers to active and intentional participation in the growth process. PGI includes behavioral and cognitive skills and attitudes that are captured by four factors: Readiness for Change, Planfulness, Using Resources, and Intentional Behavior. There is substantial evidence supporting the positive relations between PGI and various domains of well-being. However, a lack of nuance regarding how the four facets of PGI differentially relate to other aspects of optimal functioning, such as coping, persists. Additionally, PGI has been theoretically tied to coping, but there is limited empirical evidence substantiating this link. Thus, the current study examined the relations between PGI and coping styles, strategies, and self-efficacy in a sample of 789 college students through a series of three canonical correlations. The findings indicated different combinations of the four aspects of PGI related significantly to 13 coping styles, three coping strategies, and three forms of coping self-efficacy. These findings have implications for both the theory and operationalization of PGI, such as the viability of the four separate aspects of PGI, as well as for the application of PGI and coping in college settings, including the development of trainings to increase PGI and adaptive aspects of coping.

个人成长主动性（PGI）是指积极、有意识地参与成长过程。 PGI 包括由四个因素捕获的行为和认知技能以及态度：变革准备度、计划性、资源使用和有意行为。有大量证据支持 PGI 与各个福祉领域之间存在积极关系。然而，关于 PGI 的四个方面如何与最佳功能的其他方面（例如应对）之间的差异相关，仍然缺乏细微差别。此外，理论上，PGI 与应对措施有关，但证实这种联系的经验证据有限。因此，本研究通过一系列三种典型相关性，以 789 名大学生为样本，考察了 PGI 与应对方式、策略和自我效能之间的关系。研究结果表明，PGI 四个方面的不同组合与 13 种应对方式、三种应对策略和三种应对自我效能形式显着相关。这些发现对 PGI 的理论和操作都有影响，例如 PGI 四个独立方面的可行性，以及 PGI 的应用和大学环境中的应对，包括开发培训以提高 PGI 和适应性方面的应对。