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South African Journal of Philosophy, 2016
Thaddeus Metz's book Meaning in Life is, as he puts it, the culmination of 'more than a decade's reflection' (p. 249) on the subject, a good deal of it published, and it shows. It is a thoroughly argued, carefully constructed attempt, in the style of contemporary analytic philosophy, to ascertain what is meant when an individual person is judged to be ...
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Thaddeus Metz's book Meaning in Life is, as he puts it, the culmination of 'more than a decade's reflection' (p. 249) on the subject, a good deal of it published, and it shows. It is a thoroughly argued, carefully constructed attempt, in the style of contemporary analytic philosophy, to ascertain what is meant when an individual person is judged to be ...
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2009
In this chapter, it is argued that meaning in life is an important variable for human well-being. Literature supporting this contention is reviewed, and complexities regarding defining meaning in life are discussed. Definitions of meaning have focused on several components, two of which appear central and unique to meaning in life, suggesting a ...
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In this chapter, it is argued that meaning in life is an important variable for human well-being. Literature supporting this contention is reviewed, and complexities regarding defining meaning in life are discussed. Definitions of meaning have focused on several components, two of which appear central and unique to meaning in life, suggesting a ...
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2018
Studies have linked meaning in life with nearly every other way of measuring the quality and well-being of people’s lives. Despite great empirical strides in meaning in life scholarship, conceptualization on the nature or scope of this important variable seems to be exploding rather than integrating.
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Studies have linked meaning in life with nearly every other way of measuring the quality and well-being of people’s lives. Despite great empirical strides in meaning in life scholarship, conceptualization on the nature or scope of this important variable seems to be exploding rather than integrating.
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2022
Abstract This pivotal chapter marks the transition from discussing what religion is (i.e., the core components of religion) to a discussion of what religion does (i.e., how religion affects health specifically). Meaning in life performs this vital bridging function.
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Abstract This pivotal chapter marks the transition from discussing what religion is (i.e., the core components of religion) to a discussion of what religion does (i.e., how religion affects health specifically). Meaning in life performs this vital bridging function.
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Meaning in Life Categories of Later Life Couples
The Journal of Psychology, 1987Essay statements were gathered from 36 active married seniors about the strongest meaning in their lives. These golden anniversary couples most often reported the category of relationships (within the family) as central, followed by health and pleasure.
P, Ebersole, S, DePaola
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Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 1991
A rating system for measuring meaning in life depth, the Meaning in Life Depth instrument (MILD), is described after clarification of some of the ambiguity surrounding the phrase, "meaning in life." To promote a more idiographic perspective, a number of examples are given concerning how statements by respondents about their life meanings are scored ...
Peter Ebersole, Gogi Quiring
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A rating system for measuring meaning in life depth, the Meaning in Life Depth instrument (MILD), is described after clarification of some of the ambiguity surrounding the phrase, "meaning in life." To promote a more idiographic perspective, a number of examples are given concerning how statements by respondents about their life meanings are scored ...
Peter Ebersole, Gogi Quiring
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Meaning in life: Clinical relevance and predictive power
British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1996The clinical relevance of the meaning in life construct is examined by evaluating its ability to predict patients' general and psychological well‐being and their post‐treatment functioning. Evidence is obtained for the notion that meaning in life ( a ) would affect both positive and negative ...
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What brings meaning to life: Sources of meaning and meaning in life in adulthood
2017Background: This study investigated what makes life meaningful and reasons for attributing meaning to specific sources. In particular, it explored (1) the most frequently reported sources and reasons for meaning across regions, and (2) objective factors (demographic variables) and subjective factors (meaningfulness in domains) that predict sources of ...
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