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Measurement of purpose in life among Arabic-speaking adolescents: psychometric properties of an Arabic-language version of the Claremont purpose scale (CPS) [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyBackgroundPurpose in life is considered a protective factor related to one's ability to thrive, supporting positive development and overall psychological wellbeing of the adolescent.
Amir Noureddine +12 more
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Evaluation of spiritual well-being using purpose in life (PIL) assessment among older people living in the community of South Korea: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
Tropical Medicine and HealthIntroduction South Korea is experiencing an ageing population, coupled with a high prevalence of mental health issues among its older people. This study aimed to identify the variables that influence spiritual health (SH), seeking to provide a stronger ...
Mengyi Chen +6 more
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Pulling away from the trigger: the influences of purpose in life and self-affirmation on decisions to shoot [PDF]
Frontiers in CognitionIntroductionRecent data suggests significant racial disparities in police killings in the United States: Much research finds that Black men are killed by police officers at higher rates than White men, and many individuals killed by police have been ...
Kayla A. Burd +2 more
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Meaning and Purpose in Life in Aging: A Scoping Review [PDF]
Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa, 2023 The feeling that life has meaning or purpose is essential for human beings. Absence of meaning can lead to an existential vacuum. Purpose in life, akin to meaning in life, derives from the humanistic psychology theory of Frankl, and they are considered ...
Vanessa Alonso +3 more
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Heliyon, 2023 This multi-study examined the role of life purpose in the well-being of Ukrainian university students before (Study 1) and during the Russian war in Ukraine (Study 2) during the 2021-22 academic year using a cross-sectional design.
Mariya Yukhymenko-Lescroart +2 more
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Sense of life purpose is related to grades of high school students via academic identity
Heliyon, 2022 The aim of this observational study was to examine the extent to which sense of life purpose of high school students was related to their grades directly and indirectly via academic identity.
Mariya Yukhymenko-Lescroart +1 more
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An evaluation for meaning in life by DEMATEL method [PDF]
Mathematics and Computational Sciences, 2021 In this paper, we consider the seven major sources of the importance of meaning andpurpose in life proposed on the world, namely; cross-culturally, including achievement, acceptance, relationship, intimacy, religion, self-trancedence, and fairness. Here,
Kheirolah Rahsepar Fard, Tahereh Jeirani
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Effect of a purpose in life program on the wellness of Southern Thai adolescents [PDF]
Journal of Health Research, 2022 Purpose – The study aimed to examine the effect of a purpose in life (PIL) program on the wellness of Thai adolescents. Design/methodology/approach – Two schools located in municipalities in southern Thailand were selected by simple random sampling ...
Karnsunaphat Balthip +4 more
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Behavioral Sciences, 2023 Background: Meaning in life, purpose orientations, and attitudes toward life have a significant impact on youths’ well-being. The purpose of this study is to investigate the developmental trends of youths’ meaning in life, purpose orientations, and ...
Hong Wang, Xiaosong Gai, Songliang Li
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The Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific, 2022 Summary: Background: Having a purpose in life has been linked to improved health and wellbeing; however, it remains unknown whether having “Ikigai”—a related but broader concept in Japan—is also beneficial for various physical and psychosocial outcomes.
Sakurako S. Okuzono +10 more
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