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The role of purpose in life and social support in reducing the risk of workaholism among women in Poland [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Background Workaholism is related to experiencing high negative emotions, the inability to control them, and poor psychological well-being. One of the possible countermeasures against the risk of workaholism can be purpose in life.
Aleksandra Peplińska   +3 more
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Is life satisfaction associated with the purpose in life of elderly hydrogymnastics practitioners?

open access: yesMotriz: Revista de Educacao Fisica, 2019
Aim: This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the association between life satisfaction and purpose in the life of the elderly hydro gymnastic practitioners.
Daniel Vicentini de Oliveira   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Spanish Validation of the Multidimensional Existential Meaning Scale: Which Dimension of Meaning in Life Is More Associated With Psychopathology in People With Mental Disorders?

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychiatry, 2022
BackgroundTo assess three dimensions of Meaning in Life (comprehension, purpose, and mattering) the Multidimensional Existential Meaning Scale (MEMS) was developed, however, the MEMS's factorial structure has not yet been confirmed in a Spanish-speaking ...
Jose Heliodoro Marco   +8 more
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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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The Challenge of Educating Purposeful Teachers in Finland

open access: yesEducation Sciences, 2021
This article discusses the challenges of educating teachers in Finland. As a goal in teacher education for the 21st century we propose the purposeful teacher, referring to a teacher who has a long-term moral commitment to serve students, the school ...
Elina Kuusisto, Kirsi Tirri
doaj   +1 more source

Purposes in Law and in Life: An Experimental Investigation of Purpose Attribution [PDF]

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Law & Jurisprudence, 2021
AbstractThere has been considerable debate in legal philosophy about how to attribute purposes to rules. Separately, within cognitive science, there has been a growing body of research concerned with questions about how people ordinarily attribute purposes.
Guilherme da Franca Couto Fernandes de Almeida   +3 more
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Factors Related to Meaning of Life in Taiwanese Women Treated with In Vitro Fertilization

open access: yesJournal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2006
The meaning of life can be defined as a sense of a clear aim in life and a belief that one's daily activities are meaningful. Pregnancy is clearly an important aim of women who undergo in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment. The purpose of this study was
Tsann-Juu Su, Yueh-Chih Chen
doaj   +1 more source

Purpose Orientation and Its Protective Effect on Self-Esteem Among Chinese Depressive Patients: A Comparative Study

open access: yesPsychology Research and Behavior Management, 2023
Dannuo Lyu,1 Xiaosong Gai,1,2 Yanfeng Zhong3 1School of Psychology, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin Province, People’s Republic of China; 2Research Center of Mental Health Education in Northeast Normal University, Key Research Institute of ...
Lyu D, Gai X, Zhong Y
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Sense of Purpose Promotes Resilience to Cognitive Deficits Attributable to Depressive Symptoms

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2021
ObjectiveIndividuals higher in depressive symptoms commonly present with neuropsychological deficits including poorer memory performance. Sense of purpose in life has been shown to promote resilience to cognitive impairment in older adulthood, but it is ...
Nathan A. Lewis   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gifted Students' Purpose in Life [PDF]

open access: yesUniversal Journal of Educational Research, 2018
The aim of the present study is to determine gifted students’ purpose in life via interview in Turkey. Looking at the world population, it is seen that the proportion of gifted children is 2.5-3%. This rate does not change according to the countries of the world. Detection of gifted students is difficult and specific.
Mertol, Hüseyin, Çelik, Nur Demirbaş
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