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Objective: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic neurological disease that could aggressively affect patients’ quality of life in most instances. This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of an existential-spiritual psychotherapy with a cognitive ...
Marzieh Hajibabaei +4 more
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Finding Meaning Amidst COVID-19: An Existential Positive Psychology Model of Suffering
The global COVID-19 pandemic has created a crisis of suffering. We conceptualize suffering as a deeply existential issue that fundamentally changes people indelible ways and for which there are no easy solutions.
Daryl R. Van Tongeren +1 more
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Existential Insights in Cancer: Meaning in Life Adaptability
Previous research demonstrated that the cancer diagnosis and treatment evoke existential concerns, especially ones related to meaning in life and meaning-making processes.
David F. Carreno, Nikolett Eisenbeck
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Corona Disease Anxiety in Teachers: The Role of Existential Thinking and Meaning in Life
Background and Objectives: he unprecedented Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has outstandingly challenged all aspects of individual lives, especially their sources of a meaningful life and spiritual well-being.
Borzoo Amirpour, Arsalan Moradi
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Existential configurations: a way to conceptualise people’s meaning-making [PDF]
This paper introduces existential configuration as a concept possibly used to describe, talk about and discuss peoples’ meaning-making, not least in religious education classrooms.
Caroline Gustavsson
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Illuminating Existential Meaning: A New Approach in the Study of Retirement
Current discussions on the importance of retirement are largely built on statistical analyses of longitudinal data showing that well-being seldom changes from before to after entering retirement, but is rather mainly dependent on the individual’s social ...
Mattias Bengtsson, Marita Flisbäck
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Existential and embodied presence—the meaning of peer support caring as experienced by breastfeeding peer support mothers in Sweden [PDF]
Purpose Many mothers face breastfeeding challenges that professional healthcare lacks the capacity to address, which can evoke exposedness and vulnerability. In Sweden, the non-profit Breastfeeding Support Organisation provide breastfeeding peer support.
Lina Palmér +2 more
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When faced with a significant threat to life people tend to reflect more intensely upon existential issues, such as the meaning and purpose of one’s life. Brain tumor poses a serious threat to a person’s life, functioning and personhood.
Tamara eOwnsworth, Kimberley eNash
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Context: Cancer as a life-threatening disease develops a range of existential challenges in persons. These challenges cause the patients to encounter some existential questions and tensions.
Zohreh Khoshnood +3 more
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Psychotherapy and the restoration of meaning: Existential philosophy in clinical practice. [PDF]
Peter Zafirides +3 more
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