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Meaningful activity and psychological models of non-employment

Leisure Studies, 1986
Study of the psychology of unemployment has been enhanced by the articulation of two models, one emphasizing personally generated activity: the ‘agency hypothesis’ of Fryer and Payne (1984); the other emphasizing ‘situational factors’: access to key categories of experience primarily provided by employment (Jahoda, 1982).
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Cognitive-Developmental Psychology and the Baha’i Faith: Meaningful Connections

Counseling and Values, 1995
This article explores the relationship between a newly emerging world religion, the Baha'i Faith, and the cognitive‐developmental school of psychology. It does so by illustrating three major concepts shared by the protagonists of cognitive‐developmentalism, such as Piaget and Kohlberg, and the primary authors of the sacred writings of the Baha'i Faith:
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Is an organic/functional distinction psychologically meaningful in patients with dysphonia?

Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 1999
Dysphonia (hoarseness) is a common clinical condition and, if persistent, patients are referred to otolaryngology clinics for clinical examination. During the examination, a clinical distinction is often made among three types of patients: (1) those with a clear organic basis for dysphonia (cancer, vocal cord palsy): (2) those with some degree of ...
A, Millar, I J, Deary, J A, Wilson, K, MacKenzie   +3 more
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A Psychologically Meaningful Description of Environments Requires a Relational Approach

Housing, Theory and Society, 2006
We firmly agree with Coolen that a significant contribution the ecological approach (Gibson, 1979) can make to environment‐behavior studies concerns the central but vexing question of meaning.
Harry Heft, Marketta Kyttä
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THE PERCEIVED NATURE OF MEANINGFUL PURSUITS AND THE SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY OF COMMITMENT

Loisir et Société / Society and Leisure, 1984
ABSTRACT This article discusses the need for the study by leisure researchers and others of the perceived nature of meaningful pursuits and the social psychology of commitment. In introducing reasons for this, key research literature is highlighted.
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Protective effects of creativity on meaningfulness and psychological well-being

, 2015
Meaningfulness has been positively associated with well-being (Ben-Ari, 2011; Frankl, 1966; Park & Gutierrez, 2013). What can be done to enhance meaningfulness, however, remains unclear. Meaningfulness is achieved through perceiving predictability in the
Jones, Hillary
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Does job autonomy affect job engagement? Psychological meaningfulness as a mediator

Social Behavior and Personality, 2022
Moonju Sung, Seung-Hyun Han
exaly  

The Coexistence of Meaningfulness and Psychological Distress: A Quantitative Study of Young Adults

BaggrundGennem de seneste år har der været stigende fokus på unges mentale helbred. Der ses et stigende antal psykiatriske diagnoser blandt unge, og spørgeskemaundersøgelser har vist øgede niveauer af psykisk mistrivsel, stress, fremmedgjorthed og ensomhed samt et fald i generel trivsel.
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Psychological safety, meaningfulness and empowerment as predictors of employee well-being: a mediating role of promotive voice

Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration, 2020
Muhammad Kashif
exaly  

A meaningful but modest positive psychology.

American Psychologist, 2001
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