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Towards a meaning of life

open access: yesThe Journal of Logic Programming, 1991
Summary: LIFE is an experimental programming language proposing to integrate three orthogonal programming paradigms proven useful for symbolic computation. From the programmer's standpoint, it may be perceived as a language taking after logic programming, functional programming, and object- oriented programming.
Aït-Kaci, Hassan, Podelski, Andreas
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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.
Hills, P. R., Francis, Leslie J.
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Meaning in life and resilience among teachers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Meaning in life is a significant resource in the resilience process, supporting the use of adaptive behaviors and enhancing the feeling of wellbeing. As such, it could be critical for teachers who encounter many stressors threatening their life quality ...
Daniilidou, Athena, Platsidou, Maria
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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 ...
Iso-Ahola, Seppo E., Baumeister, Roy F.
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De-sportization of fighting contests: The Origins and Dynamics of No Holds Barred Events and the Theory of Sportization [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
On the basis of an empirical analysis of the emergence, spread and transformation of No Holds Barred fighting contests during the 1990s, we argue that Norbert Elias’s model of sportization represents a fruitful but not sufficiently differentiated ...
Bottenburg,van, Maarten   +5 more
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Mediating effects of meaning in life on the relationship between family care, depression, and quality of life in Chinese older adults

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2023
BackgroundThe study explored sources of meaning in older adults and the action path among family care, meaning in life, quality of life, and depression.Materials and methodsWe investigated 627 older adults using the Sources of Meaning in Life Scale for ...
Jing-Jing Zhou   +10 more
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Growth mindset of meaning in Life: Viewing meaning in life as malleable matters

open access: yesJournal of Pacific Rim Psychology, 2023
Meaning in life contributes to psychological well-being. However, few studies have adopted an implicit theory approach to studying people's beliefs about the malleability of meaning in life.
Zhen Huang   +3 more
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Pitfalls of anachronistic analysis: the book of Ecclesiastes, meaning of life and meaning in life

open access: yesSententiae, 2022
The article carries out a critical analysis of Arthur Kiefer's methodology (described in the “Ecclesiastes and the meaning of life in the ancient world”, Cambridge University Press, 2022), namely his concept of “meaning of life” applied to the analysis ...
Elvira Chukhrai
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Education and Meaning in Life

open access: yes, 2022
Abstract This chapter explores the relation between education and meaning in life. People experience meaning in life when they (a) can make sense of their life and the(ir) world, (b) have purpose in life, and (c) experience significance and that they matter.
de Ruyter, Doret J., Schinkel, Anders
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Predicting Meaning of Life Based on Optimism and Humorous Styles [PDF]

open access: yesپژوهشنامه روانشناسی مثبت, 2021
The present study aimed to predict the meaning of life based on students' optimism and humorous styles. The method of the present study was descriptive-correlation.
Karim Sevari, fatemeh farzadi
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