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Agency, Narrative, and Mortality [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
Narrative views of agency and identity arise in opposition to reductionism in both domains. While reductionists understand both identity and agency in terms of their components, narrativists respond that life and action are both constituted by narratives,
Altshuler, Roman
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The development of the Meaning in Life Index (MILI) and its relationship with personality and religious behaviours and beliefs among UK undergraduate students [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
The scales available for assessing meaning in life appear to be confounded with several related constructs, including purpose in life, satisfaction with life, and goal-directed behaviour.
Battista J   +19 more
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Family logotherapy

open access: yesFides et Ratio, 2022
The paper outlines the concept of family logotherapy in relation to systemic family therapy, popular in Poland. The basic philosophical and anthropological assumptions of Frankl’s logotherapy, and thus the phenomenon of free will, as well as the will to
Kasper Sipowicz   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Remaja di Panti Asuhan: Tinjauan Spiritualitas dan Kebermaknaan Hidup

open access: yesGuidena, 2023
The meaning in life is one of the things which is important to be considered in teenagers' lives. If the meaning in life is fulfilled, individuals will feel a meaningful life and achieve happiness.
Intan Islamia
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Identifying the Purpose Fostering Factors in the Academic Lived Experience of Iranian Male Elites: A Qualitative Study [PDF]

open access: yesپژوهش‌های کاربردی روانشناختی
The current research endeavored to discern factors leading to the sense of purpose among male elites in school and university. The study implemented a grounded theory research design with the objective of conceptualizing the ordering process, utilizing a
Mohamadreza Taghizadeh   +3 more
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Despair as a Threat to Meaning: Kierkegaard’s Challenge to Objectivist Theories

open access: yesPhilosophies, 2021
The question of meaning in life has enjoyed renewed attention in analytic discourse over the last few decades. Despite the apparently “existential” quality of this topic, existential philosophy has had little impact on this re-energized conversation ...
Jeffrey Hanson
doaj   +1 more source

Leisure and meaning in life

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2023
How people engage in leisure is an important but frequently underappreciated aspect of meaning in life. Leisure activities range from highly engaging and meaningful to subjectively trivial. Leisure itself is largely defined by meaning: The essence of leisure lies less in the specific activity than in the subjective perception of freedom, choice, and ...
Seppo E. Iso-Ahola, Roy F. Baumeister
openaire   +3 more sources

Heroic Helping: The Effects of Priming Superhero Images on Prosociality [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Two experiments examined how exposure to superhero images influences both prosociality and meaning in life. In Experiment 1 (N = 246) exposed individuals to scenes with superhero images or neutral images. Individuals primed with superhero images reported
Cairo, Athena   +9 more
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Building Bridges, Forging New Frontiers: Meaning-Making in Action

open access: yesSocial Sciences, 2023
The need to experience life as meaningful is fundamental to human nature. Recent years have witnessed a growing sophistication in assessing meaning in life (MIL) and new conceptualizations regarding its place within general models of well-being and ...
Pninit Russo-Netzer
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The No Self View and the Meaning of Life [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Several philosophers, both in Buddhist and Western philosophy, claim that the self does not exist. The no-self view may, at first glance, appear to be a reason to believe that life is meaningless.
Le Bihan, Baptiste
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