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Rattani, Sarwat Amin, and Dr Farah Iqbal. "Death and Life: A Study on Pakistani Youth." JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH 11, no. 1 (February 27, 2017): 2306–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.24297/jssr.v11i1.5792.

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The aim of the present study was to explore the relation between Death Attitudes and Meaning in Life. Besides this exploratory approach, it was also hypothesized that â€˜Search for Meaningâ€™ would be significantly greater than â€˜Presence of Meaningâ€™ in youth population. For this purpose, 60 males and 60 female students were conveniently approached in University of Karachi to participate in the study. Two questionnaires were administered; Death Attitudes Profile â€“ Revised (subscales; fear of death, death avoidance, neutral acceptance, approach acceptance and escape acceptance) and Meaning in Life (subscales; search for meaning and presence of meaning). Results revealed gender difference in two death attitudes. Hypothesis regarding search for meaning being greater than presence of meaning was proved. Exploratory analysis of death attitudes and meaning in life showed complex relation.Â Â The aim of the present study was to explore the relation between Death Attitudes and Meaning in Life. Besides this exploratory approach, it was also hypothesized that â€˜Search for Meaningâ€™ would be significantly greater than â€˜Presence of Meaningâ€™ in youth population. For this purpose, 60 males and 60 female students were conveniently approached in University of Karachi to participate in the study. Two questionnaires were administered; Death Attitudes Profile â€“ Revised (subscales; fear of death, death avoidance, neutral acceptance, approach acceptance and escape acceptance) and Meaning in Life (subscales; search for meaning and presence of meaning). Results revealed gender difference in two death attitudes. Hypothesis regarding search for meaning being greater than presence of meaning was proved. Exploratory analysis of death attitudes and meaning in life showed complex relation.Â Â

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Kimble, Melvin A. "Aging and the Search for Meaning." Journal of Religious Gerontology 7, no. 1-2 (January 3, 1991): 111–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j078v07n01_09.

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Yek, Ming Hwei, Nik Olendzki, Zoltan Kekecs, Vicki Patterson, and Gary Elkins. "Presence of Meaning in Life and Search for Meaning in Life and Relationship to Health Anxiety." Psychological Reports 120, no. 3 (March 6, 2017): 383–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0033294117697084.

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The present study explored presence of meaning in life, search for meaning in life, and their correlation with health anxiety. The Meaning in Life Questionnaire and the Short Health Anxiety Inventory were completed by 753 individuals. Results indicated higher presence of meaning in life was associated with lower health anxiety, while the opposite was observed for search for meaning in life. Results also revealed an interaction between presence of meaning in life and search for meaning in life, where individuals with high search for meaning in life and high presence of meaning in life had lower health anxiety than those with high search for meaning in life and low presence of meaning in life. These findings suggest that presence of meaning in life and search for meaning in life are correlates of health anxiety.

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Biley, Francis C. "In search of the meaning of life?" Complementary Therapies in Nursing and Midwifery 5, no. 3 (June 1999): 65–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1353-6117(99)80016-x.

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Moody, H. R. "The Search for Meaning in Later Life." Gerontologist 49, no. 6 (October 27, 2009): 856–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnp146.

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Shpakovska, T. A., and V. M. Volchuk. "The meaning of life is search and result." Bulletin of Prydniprovs’ka State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture, no. 5 (November 2, 2020): 131–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.30838/j.bpsacea.2312.220920.131.681.

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Metz, Thaddeus. "“The Meaning of Life Lies in the Search”." Social Theory and Practice 39, no. 2 (2013): 313–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.5840/soctheorpract201339217.

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Steger, Michael F., Patricia Frazier, Shigehiro Oishi, and Matthew Kaler. "The meaning in life questionnaire: Assessing the presence of and search for meaning in life." Journal of Counseling Psychology 53, no. 1 (January 2006): 80–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0022-0167.53.1.80.

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Platsidou, Maria, and Athena Daniilidou. "Meaning in life and resilience among teachers." Journal of Positive School Psychology 5, no. 2 (March 26, 2021): 97–109. http://dx.doi.org/10.47602/jpsp.v5i2.259.

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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 and work productivity. This study aimed to investigate how teachers' levels of meaning in life relate to their resilience. Data were collected from 299 teachers using the Meaning in Life Questionnaire (assessing presence of and search for meaning) and the Multidimensional Teacher Resilience Scale (assessing protective factors related to motivational and professional, social, and emotional resilience). As predicted, presence of meaning had medium-sized positive correlations with the resilience factors, whereas search for meaning had low correlations with social resilience and professional-motivational resilience and no correlation with emotional resilience. Using K-means cluster analysis, teachers were grouped into three clusters according to their scores in the two meaning dimensions. The cluster of teachers reporting both high presence of and high search for meaning showed the highest scores on the resilience factors, followed by the cluster including teachers with high presence and low search. In conclusion, our results emphasized the important role of presence of meaning in strengthening resilient responses; also, searching for meaning, when combined with a high sense of meaning, relates to better use of the resilience protective factors and resources. As to the study implications, a meaning-centered approach to building resilience in teachers is suggested and discussed.

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Skaggs, Brenda G., Bernice C. Yates, Melody Hertzog, Cecilia R. Barron, Joseph Norman, and Bunny Pozehl. "Meaning in Heart Disease: Measuring the Search for Meaning." Journal of Nursing Measurement 15, no. 2 (September 2007): 145–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/106137407782156372.

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The purpose of this study was to test the psychometric properties of a new measure, the Meaning in Heart Disease instrument (MHD), in persons who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Within 1 year of PCI, 232 persons completed the MHD and construct validity measures (SF-36v2™, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale). Study aims were examined using reliability analysis, factor analysis, and correlations. After factor analysis, four scales reflecting the theoretical concepts central to the conceptual framework of the instrument emerged—Disrupted Meaning (α = .93), Refocusing Global Meaning (α = .92), Searching for Answers (α = .82), and Ignoring Heart Disease (α = .77). Convergent and divergent validity was supported, in part, for all scales. The MHD had strong support for its validity and will be useful in testing nursing interventions aimed at helping individuals integrate heart disease into the life experience.

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Sundin, Olof, Jutta Haider, Cecilia Andersson, Hanna Carlsson, and Sara Kjellberg. "The search-ification of everyday life and the mundane-ification of search." Journal of Documentation 73, no. 2 (March 13, 2017): 224–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jd-06-2016-0081.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand how meaning is assigned to online searching by viewing it as a mundane, yet often invisible, activity of everyday life and an integrated part of various social practices. Design/methodology/approach Searching is investigated with a sociomaterial approach with a starting point in information searching as entangled across practices and material arrangements and as a mundane part of everyday life. In total, 21 focus groups with 127 participants have been carried out. The study focusses particularly on peoples’ experiences and meaning-making and on how these experiences and the making of meaning could be understood in the light of algorithmic shaping. Findings An often-invisible activity such as searching is made visible with the help of focus group discussions. An understanding of the relationship between searching and everyday life through two interrelated narratives is proposed: a search-ification of everyday life and a mundane-ification of search. Originality/value The study broadens the often narrow focus on searching in order to open up for a research-based discussion in information science on the role of online searching in society and everyday life.

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Rolbiecki, Abigail J., Karla Washington, and Katina Bitsicas. "Digital Storytelling: Families’ Search for Meaning after Child Death." Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care 13, no. 4 (October 2, 2017): 239–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15524256.2017.1387216.

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Abdel Aziz, Asmaa Ayoub. "Santiago’s Search for Meaning of Life in Paulo Coelho’s." مجلة کلیة الآداب.بنها 51, no. 1 (April 1, 2019): 185–213. http://dx.doi.org/10.21608/jfab.2019.109666.

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Modell, Stephen M. "The Search for Deeper Meaning in the Life Sciences." Ultimate Reality and Meaning 31, no. 2-3 (June 2008): 160–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.3138/uram.31.2-3.160.

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Elkins, David N. "I Went in Search for the Meaning of Life." Journal of Humanistic Psychology 36, no. 3 (July 1996): 103–4. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00221678960363007.

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Naghiyaee, Maede, Bahman Bahmani, and Ali Asgari. "The Psychometric Properties of the Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ) in Patients with Life-Threatening Illnesses." Scientific World Journal 2020 (January 28, 2020): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8361602.

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Background. Meaning in life is one of the psychological domains that is most severely affected in patients with life-threatening illnesses. The importance of meaning-making mandates the development of reliable tools to assess this construct. Steger’s Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ) is one of the most valid and reliable instruments that determines the search for and presence of meaning in life. The present study was conducted to provide psychometric data on the MLQ in a sample of patients with life-threatening illnesses. Methods. The MLQ was completed by 301 patients (aged 20–80 years) diagnosed with life-threatening illnesses (cancer and multiple sclerosis) and referred to hospitals. Confirmatory factor analysis and Pearson’s correlation test were used to determine the construct validity of the questionnaire. Results. The confirmatory factor analysis supported the original two-factor model of the MLQ, comprised of the presence of meaning (five items) and search for meaning (five items). The responses to the MLQ did not differ by sociodemographic factors. Most importantly, contrary to previous findings, the correlation between the two subscales, i.e., search for meaning and presence of meaning, was significant and positive. Conclusion. The results showed that the MLQ is a valid and reliable measure for assessing meaning in life that can be applied in research on meaning in life among other patient populations.

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Layton, Roger. "My search for meaning in marketing." Journal of Historical Research in Marketing 9, no. 3 (August 21, 2017): 217–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jhrm-01-2017-0003.

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Purpose This paper is focused on my search over nearly 60 years for an understanding of marketing – not just as a management technology, but as a social discipline which gives meaning and purpose to the technology. Design/methodology/approach This paper illustrates my life as an academic in context, which began with a strong focus on marketing in contemporary management and went on to conclude that marketing is much more than management. It was my travels across the world to widely differing markets and marketplaces that led me to this conclusion. I saw individuals, groups and organizations linking with each other in the voluntary exchange of economic and social value, self-organizing into increasingly complex networks that in the end become the institutions that frame marketing action. Findings I gradually came to see marketing in a much wider, intensely human setting, and to realize some of the complexities of the networks that marketing activities generate. Practical implications My story may be of assistance to younger scholars beginning a career in marketing. Social implications Marketing is much more than management and if re-framed should/could stand alongside other social sciences in considering social and economic policy. Originality/value To build on my recollections of an unplanned life spent in search of marketing to highlight the need for younger scholars to think about marketing in a dynamic ever-changing systems setting.

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Bovone, Laura. "Theories of Everyday Life: A Search for Meaning or a Negation of Meaning?" Current Sociology 37, no. 1 (March 1989): 41–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/001139289037001006.

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Csabonyi, Matthew, and Lisa J. Phillips. "Meaning in Life and Substance Use." Journal of Humanistic Psychology 60, no. 1 (January 23, 2017): 3–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0022167816687674.

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Viktor Frankl theorized that an absence of meaning in one’s life can result in boredom and apathy—the “existential vacuum”—and attempts to avoid or “escape” the vacuum can include short-acting distracting behaviors. This study investigated whether the presence of meaning (PM) or the search for meaning are associated with alcohol, drug, and cigarette use by young adults, and whether boredom mediates those relationships. Hundred and seventy-six young adults completed the Meaning in Life Questionnaire, the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test, and provided information about cigarette and illicit drug use over the preceding year. The results partly support Frankl’s model: higher PM was associated with lower alcohol/other drug use and boredom mediated those relationships, but PM was not related to cigarette smoking. Contrary to Frankl’s model, no relationship was found between search for meaning and alcohol, drug, or cigarette use. This suggests that psychological interventions that assist individuals who use drugs or alcohol to identify meaning or purpose in their lives might reduce levels of drug and alcohol use. The process of searching for meaning may not have substantial direct impact on levels of substance use, but once some meaning was established there may be decreased impetus to continue using drugs and alcohol.

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CARNEIRO, Cláudia, and Stella ABRITTA. "Formas de existir: a busca de sentido para a vida." PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDIES - Revista da Abordagem Gestáltica 14, no. 2 (2008): 190–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.18065/rag.2008v14n2.5.

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The authors reflect about the search for life’s meaning based upon the creations and forms of being, with which man represents his need to guarantee survival and transcendence. If, in the beginning, man seemed to deal with the question of survival with simpler instruments, such as food, shelter and brood, today, despite having all the resources at his disposal, he comes up against a crisis of values in his pursuit for meanings which with he could provide to life and existence. The human journey in the construction of this meaning goes through the invention of beauty, art, that which is sacred and daydreaming.Calling upon anthropological facts and creations in literature and art, the authors discuss about contemporarity, existential void and the human expression forms to resignify existence.

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Nizhnikov, S. A. "Russian Philosophy in the Search for the Meaning of Life." Humanities and Social Studies in the Far East 15, no. 2 (2018): 184–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.31079/1992-2868-2018-15-2-184-189.

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Nizhnikov, S. A. "Russian Philosophy in the Search for the Meaning of Life." Humanities and Social Studies in the Far East 15, no. 2 (2018): 72–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.31079/1992-2868-2018-15-2-72-77.

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Park, Nansook, Myungsook Park, and Christopher Peterson. "When is the Search for Meaning Related to Life Satisfaction?" Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being 2, no. 1 (March 2010): 1–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1758-0854.2009.01024.x.

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Kauders, Anthony D. "Viktor Frankl’s Search for Meaning: An Emblematic Twentieth-Century Life." German History 34, no. 3 (June 25, 2016): 493–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gerhis/ghw055.

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Thompson, Suzanne C., and Aris S. Janigian. "Life Schemes: A Framework for Understanding the Search for Meaning." Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology 7, no. 2-3 (June 1988): 260–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/jscp.1988.7.2-3.260.

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Horn, Jaime Helena, and Duncan Moss. "A search for meaning: telling your life with learning disabilities." British Journal of Learning Disabilities 43, no. 3 (April 18, 2014): 178–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bld.12093.

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Lin, Li, and Daniel T. L. Shek. "Meaning-in-Life Profiles among Chinese Late Adolescents: Associations with Readiness for Political Participation." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 11 (May 27, 2021): 5765. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18115765.

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This study explored the association between meaning in life and readiness for political participation based on meaning-in-life profiles among Chinese late adolescents. A total of 1030 college students (mean age = 19.69 ± 1.47 years) in Hong Kong participated in this study. First, we used a cluster analysis to investigate meaning-in-life profiles based on two dimensions: “presence of meaning” and “search for meaning”. Furthermore, we investigated the association between meaning profiles and readiness for political participation. Results revealed three distinguishable profiles, which emerged in both male and female adolescents. Students with “high-presence” and “high-search” attributes and students with “low-presence” and “high-search” characteristics showed greater readiness to engage in normative and non-normative political actions than did those with a “high-presence” and “low-search” profile. Our research fills the research gap on meaning profiles in Asian adolescents and provides the empirical basis for an alternative account of youth political participation.

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LI, Zhanhong, Mengjiao ZHAO, Huiying LIU, Yanan LIU, and Kaiping PENG. "The cause of search for meaning in life: Life affirming or deficit correcting." Advances in Psychological Science 26, no. 12 (2018): 2192. http://dx.doi.org/10.3724/sp.j.1042.2018.02192.

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Lau, Chloe Lau, Anita Feher, Claire Anne Wilson, Sarah E. Babcock, and Donald H. Saklofske. "Resiliency, Meaning in Life, and Life Satisfaction: An Examination of Moderating Effects [Resiliencia, significado en la vida y satisfacción vital: un análisis de los efectos moderadores]." Acción Psicológica 15, no. 2 (May 24, 2018): 5. http://dx.doi.org/10.5944/ap.15.2.22256.

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While presence of meaning in life (i.e., presence) is associated with a plethora of desirable qualities (e.g., greater well-being, longevity, positive affect), search for meaning is associated with psychological distress (e.g., reports of conflict, rumination, depression; Boyle, Barnes, Buchman, & Bennett, 2009). Individuals with higher resiliency, defined as a multifaceted competency in adapting and recovering from adversity, could potentially mitigate the distress associated with search, and thus, achieve greater satisfaction with life (SWL). The present study examined the moderating role of meaning in life between resiliency (i.e., sense of mastery and sense of relatedness) and SWL in a sample of Canadian university students (N=289). Hierarchical regression analyses showed that there was a positive association between resiliency and SWL and this association was stronger at higher levels compared to lower levels of search for meaning. These results suggest that individuals searching for meaning with high levels of mastery have the greatest SWL, while their counterparts with low mastery have the lowest SWL. Similar moderating effects of search were found with the positive association between sense of relatedness and SWL. Overall, findings suggest that protective factors in resiliency may buffer against the potential negative impact of search.

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Hallford, D. J., D. Mellor, R. A. Cummins, and M. P. McCabe. "Meaning in Life in Earlier and Later Older-Adulthood: Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Correlates of the Meaning in Life Questionnaire." Journal of Applied Gerontology 37, no. 10 (July 8, 2016): 1270–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0733464816658750.

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Objective: To validate the Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ) in earlier and later older-adulthood, and examine its correlates. Method: Participants in earlier ( n = 341, M age = 68.5) and later older-adulthood ( n = 341, M age = 78.6) completed the MLQ and other measures. Confirmatory multigroup analysis, correlations, and regression models were conducted. Results: A two-factor (presence and search), eight-item model of the MLQ had a good fit and was age-invariant. Presence and search for meaning were largely unrelated. Meaning was associated with life satisfaction, well-being across a range of domains, and psychological resources. Searching for meaning correlated negatively with these variables, but to a lesser degree in later older-adulthood. Discussion: The MLQ is valid in older-adulthood. Meaning in life is psychologically adaptive in older-adulthood. Searching for meaning appears less important, especially in later older-adulthood. Findings are discussed in the context of aging and psychosocial development.

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Fung, Nicole Long Ki, and Helene Fung. "Presence of Meaning Mediates the Relationship Between Meaning Search and Outcome: A Cross-Cultural Study." Innovation in Aging 4, Supplement_1 (December 1, 2020): 308. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaa057.986.

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Abstract Search for meaning (SFM) is associated with many well-being measures. The mechanism behind remains unclear. This study explores presence of meaning (POM) as a mediator to explain the association. While dialectical thinking in Eastern cultures values both process and outcome, oppositional thinking in Western cultures makes the two opposing. Since dialectical thinking increases with age, we hypothesize that with increased age, SFM is associated with POM more positively (less negatively). This heightened POM results in better well-being. We surveyed 2014 participants (aged 18-96, Mage= 55.6) in Eastern cultures: Hong Kong and Taiwan; Western cultures: Germany, United States and the Czech Republic. In Eastern cultures, SFM was positively associated with POM and life satisfaction. POM partially mediated the relationship between SFM and life satisfaction (b=0.328, p<.001). With age, SFM was associated more positively with POM and life satisfaction (b=0.009, p<.001). While POM partially mediated the relationship in younger adults (b=0.162, p<.001), full mediation was found in older adults (b=0.451, p<.001). In Western cultures, SFM was negatively associated with POM and life satisfaction. POM partially mediated the relationship between SFM and life satisfaction (b=-0.120, p<.001). With age, the negative association of SFM with POM and life satisfaction was attenuated (b=0.002, p<.001). These finding suggested that SFM becomes more beneficial to older adults across culture via establishing POM. Identifying factors that facilitate the process of achieving meaning through searching is therefore important.

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Steger, Michael F., Shigehiro Oishi, and Selin Kesebir. "Is a life without meaning satisfying? The moderating role of the search for meaning in satisfaction with life judgments." Journal of Positive Psychology 6, no. 3 (May 2011): 173–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2011.569171.

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BRYSON, KENNETH A. "Spirituality, meaning, and transcendence." Palliative and Supportive Care 2, no. 3 (September 2004): 321–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1478951504040428.

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End-of-life care provides an opportunity to help a patient find meaning in the experience of dying. This is a challenge because the experience of dying can rob a patient of meaning. The first step is to look at death as being a process of life rather than an event. This is brought about by welding the broken pieces of the mind–body connection. Medicine cannot always fix broken pieces, but spiritual welding always puts us back together again. Compassionate end-of-life care helps a patient connect spirituality with the search for meaning and transcendence.

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Daep Datu, Jesus Alfonso, and Maria Guadalupe Salanga. "Cultural Self-Views Influence Meaning Making: Self-Construals as Differential Predictors of Meaning in Life among Filipino University Students." Universitas Psychologica 17, no. 5 (December 5, 2018): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.11144/javeriana.upsy17-5.csvi.

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Meaning in life refers to the extent to which individuals realize the meaning of their lives (presence of meaning) and are eager to understand the meaning of their existence (search for meaning). Whereas previous research has shown that meaning in life was associated with a wide range of positive psychological outcomes, few investigations explored the social and contextual correlates of a meaningful life. The present study addressed this gap by examining the degree to which self-construal (independent and interdependent self-construals) was differentially related to meaning in life dimensions among Filipino university students. Findings of the structural equation modeling showed that independent self-construal was positively associated with the presence of meaning while interdependent self-construal was positively linked to search for meaning. The theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

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Krok, Dariusz, and Beata Zarzycka. "Interpersonal Forgiveness and Meaning in Life in Older Adults: The Mediating and Moderating Roles of the Religious Meaning System." Religions 12, no. 1 (January 7, 2021): 37. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rel12010037.

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Forgiving others may play an important role in achieving meaning in life as it offers a valuable platform for deliberate moral acts of acceptance of positive affect, behaviour, and cognition towards a transgressor. The aim of this paper was to analyse the relationship between forgiveness and presence, and the search for meaning in life, as well as the mediating role of the religious meaning system in this relationship among older adults. A total of 205 older adults, 112 women and 93 men, participated in the study. The mean age was 72.59. The Transgression-Related Interpersonal Motivations Scale, the Meaning in Life Questionnaire, and the Religious Meaning System Questionnaire were employed in the research; revenge and avoidance revealed negative correlations with presence, whereas benevolence showed positive correlations, but not with the search for meaning in life. The religious meaning system was confirmed as a mediator in the relationships between forgiveness (revenge, avoidance, and benevolence) and both presence and the search for meaning. The findings point to the significant role played by religious beliefs and behaviour in the domain of purpose and goals. Additionally, testing the mediation and moderation effects sheds new light on the interaction of compassion- and goal-oriented mechanisms in older adults’ meaning in life.

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Krok, Dariusz, and Beata Zarzycka. "Interpersonal Forgiveness and Meaning in Life in Older Adults: The Mediating and Moderating Roles of the Religious Meaning System." Religions 12, no. 1 (January 7, 2021): 37. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rel12010037.

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Forgiving others may play an important role in achieving meaning in life as it offers a valuable platform for deliberate moral acts of acceptance of positive affect, behaviour, and cognition towards a transgressor. The aim of this paper was to analyse the relationship between forgiveness and presence, and the search for meaning in life, as well as the mediating role of the religious meaning system in this relationship among older adults. A total of 205 older adults, 112 women and 93 men, participated in the study. The mean age was 72.59. The Transgression-Related Interpersonal Motivations Scale, the Meaning in Life Questionnaire, and the Religious Meaning System Questionnaire were employed in the research; revenge and avoidance revealed negative correlations with presence, whereas benevolence showed positive correlations, but not with the search for meaning in life. The religious meaning system was confirmed as a mediator in the relationships between forgiveness (revenge, avoidance, and benevolence) and both presence and the search for meaning. The findings point to the significant role played by religious beliefs and behaviour in the domain of purpose and goals. Additionally, testing the mediation and moderation effects sheds new light on the interaction of compassion- and goal-oriented mechanisms in older adults’ meaning in life.

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Bushkin, Hanan, Roelf van Niekerk, and Louise Stroud. "Searching for meaning in chaos: Viktor Frankl's story." Europe’s Journal of Psychology 17, no. 3 (August 31, 2021): 233–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.5964/ejop.5439.

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The existential psychiatrist Viktor Frankl (1905–1997) lived an extraordinary life. He witnessed and experienced acts of anti-Semitism, persecution, brutality, physical abuse, malnutrition, and emotional humiliation. Ironically, through these experiences, the loss of dignity and the loss of the lives of his wife, parents and brother, his philosophy of human nature, namely, that the search for meaning is the drive behind human behaviour, was moulded. Frankl formulated the basis of his existential approach to psychological practice before World War II (WWII). However, his experiences in the concentration camps confirmed his view that it is through a search for meaning and purpose in life that individuals can endure hardship and suffering. In a sense, Frank’s theory was tested in a dramatic way by the tragedies of his life. Following WWII, Frankl shaped modern psychological thinking by lecturing at more than 200 universities, authoring 40 books published in 50 languages and receiving 29 honorary doctorates. His ideas and experiences related to the search for meaning influenced theorists, practitioners, researchers, and lay people around the world. This study focuses specifically on the period between 1942 and 1945. The aim is to explore Frankl’s search for meaning within an unpredictable, life-threatening, and chaotic context through the lens of his concept of noö-dynamics.

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Young, I. M., and A. G. Bengough. "The search for the meaning of life in soil: an opinion." European Journal of Soil Science 69, no. 1 (January 2018): 31–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ejss.12514.

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Moore, Emma. "The social life of style1." Language and Literature: International Journal of Stylistics 21, no. 1 (February 2012): 66–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0963947011432051.

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Variationist sociolinguistics has provided essential information about community-wide patterns of language variation and change. However, as the field has developed, the need to provide coherent explanations for observed correlations has highlighted problems with the conceptualization of style, social meaning and the linguistic variable. Using data from two case studies, this article illustrates how a more nuanced account of stylistic practice provides a richer understanding of the social and cognitive basis of language use. In particular, it is argued that the linguistic analysis of social groups should be driven by the specific social concerns of the groups studied, not by the search for variable ways to ‘say the same thing’. This approach not only enables a fuller account of the social meaning of language features, it demonstrates that social meanings may be encoded at the intersection of components of the grammar (phonology, morphosyntax and discourse), and in more complex ways than has previously been assumed.

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MacKinlay, Elizabeth. "Baby Boomers Ageing Well? Challenges in the Search for Meaning in Later Life." Journal of Religion, Spirituality & Aging 26, no. 2-3 (April 17, 2014): 109–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15528030.2013.811711.

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Aydın, Betül. "Resorting to Internet: A look at university students’ problematic Internet use through meaning in life, self-efficacy and self-esteem." Journal of Human Sciences 14, no. 2 (May 30, 2017): 1938. http://dx.doi.org/10.14687/jhs.v14i2.4480.

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Internet can be used in a maladaptive way to escape from or compensate perceived inadequacies or the problems experiencing in daily life. In relation to this, in this study the relationship of meaning in life, self-efficacy and self-esteem to problematic Internet use was examined. Furthermore, the role of meaning in life, self-efficacy and self-esteem in predicting problematic Internet use was investigated. The study was carried out 410 university students (280 females and 130 males) attending the different grades of various departments in a school of education in Rize, Turkey. In the study, Sociodemographic Data Form, Problematic Internet Use Scale, Meaning in Life Questionnaire, General Self-Efficacy Scale and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale were used as data collection instruments. The data were analyzed through SPSS 15.0 version and descriptive statistics, Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient and multiple linear regression analysis were utilized in the analysis. Results showed that presence of meaning in life (r=-.26, p<.01), self-efficacy (r=-.36, p<.01) and self-esteem (r=-.29, p<.01) are negatively and significantly correlated to problematic Internet use, on the contrary, search for meaning’s relationship was found in a positive way (r=.21, p<.01). Besides, presence of meaning in life, search for meaning in life and self-efficacy emerged as significant predictors of problematic Internet use. By discussing these results in line with the relevant literature, directions were given for further studies.

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Dharani, Babar, Margaux Giannaros, and Kurt April. "Alleviating state boredom through search for meaning and affirmation of workplace heroes." Management Research Review 44, no. 9 (March 29, 2021): 1298–319. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/mrr-08-2020-0490.

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Purpose Employee boredom is of concern to organizations because of its impact on employees’ quality of work life and productivity. This study aims to test the regulation of workplace boredom through meaning in life by workplace heroes to contribute to theory by examining the relationships between the variables and to practice by uncovering the potential of workplace heroes in alleviating state boredom. Design/methodology/approach Using online surveys and structured interviews for a mixed-method study, data were collected for state boredom, meaning in life and hero affirmation at work for a quantitative study, and data from the open-ended questions provided further insights regarding hero affirmation at work for a qualitative study. Findings Spearman rank-order correlations concluded correlations between state boredom and meaning in life. However, unlike personal heroes that influence meaning in life, workplace heroes were found not to. The qualitative analysis revealed three prime differences between workplace and personal heroes: proximity, symbolic representation of ideologies and qualities admired in the heroes. These reasons entailed that state boredom was not regulated by workplace heroes. Originality/value The model of Coughlan et al. (2019) explored trait boredom regulation through meaning in life by personal heroes. This study tested for the regulation of state boredom through meaning in life by workplace heroes; thus, contributing to theory through a nuanced model with enhanced usefulness in practice. The study also further dissects the concept of heroes by uncovering differences between workplace and personal heroes that perpetrated the differences in the findings.

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Hofer, Matthias. "Appreciation and Enjoyment of Meaningful Entertainment." Journal of Media Psychology 25, no. 3 (January 1, 2013): 109–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/1864-1105/a000089.

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Appreciation is an audience response associated with entertainment portrayals concerned with the meaning of life and human existence. Appreciation has been shown to be conceptually and empirically different from enjoyment, which is characterized as pleasure and fun. Drawing upon terror management theory, this research investigates first the influence of reminders of one’s own death on appreciation and enjoyment of a meaningful film and second, the influence of the search for meaning in one’s life on these outcomes. Results of an experimental study (N = 60) showed that mortality salience increased appreciation of a meaningful film, but only for those who rated highly for search for meaning in life. Concerning enjoyment, a reverse pattern was found: Participants who intensely search for meaning in their lives enjoyed the film when their own mortality had not been made salient before watching. Results are discussed in the light of theoretical considerations about entertainment experiences and meaning.

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Leung, Dara K. Y., Joyce Sing, Lesley Sze, Jessica Tang, Shiyu Lu, Tianyin Liu, Gloria H. Y. Wong, and Terry Lum. "DUAL IMPACTS ON MEANING IN LIFE IN OLDER PERSONS VOLUNTEERING FOR ELDERLY MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM." Innovation in Aging 3, Supplement_1 (November 2019): S979—S980. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igz038.3549.

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Abstract Volunteering provides sense of meaning in life. The impact of volunteering on different dimensions of meaning in life and the mechanisms explaining the effects have been rarely researched. This study examined the effects and the mechanism of a formal volunteering program for mental health in older persons, including training, service provision, and supervision, on two dimensions of meaning in life — presence of meaning and searching for meaning — among senior volunteers. A mixed method study was conducted. 103 volunteers (average age=63.3±6.6) completed assessments at three time points: before and after the training, and one-year after service provision. They self-assessed Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ) and reported time use in different tasks. 26 of them participated in focus groups discussing their experience in the program. Volunteers’ search for meaning differed between time points (F(1.87,173.81)=3.20, p<.01) while presence of meaning persisted. Search for meaning reduced from before the training to after service provision (p<.05) as revealed by post-hoc tests. Proportion of home visit during service provision explained 2.7% of the variance of presence of meaning before and after service provision (R2=0.05, F(6,74)=1.376, p<.05). Findings from focus groups revealed that application of trained skills and building trusting relationship with their clients via home visits are sources of meaning. Formal volunteering may have dual impacts on meaning in life in older age: reducing search for meaning and maintaining presence of meaning. For senior volunteers, being able to apply what they learn and building social connects are the key factors for attaining meaning.

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Kılınç, Mustafa, and Kıvanç Uzun. "The Predictor Role of the Search for Meaning in Life in the Determination of High School Students’ Lifelong Learning Tendencies." International Journal of Psychology and Educational Studies 7, no. 3 (September 12, 2020): 89–100. http://dx.doi.org/10.17220/ijpes.2020.03.009.

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Hummel, Rhea. "“Search-and-Replace”." Fieldwork in Religion 6, no. 2 (April 4, 2012): 134–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1558/firn.v6i2.134.

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Artists are prototypical over-conscious individuals. For the exploration of the methodological issues of the study of the language used in life stories as expressions of modern worldviews, artists' cases are very useful. Their search for unique authenticity includes their worldview. They do not simply reproduce worldview repertoires, but select items that are subsequently given new meaning, producing a new and exclusive pattern. As a consequence, the grey area between religious and secular convictions is over-represented in artists' autobiographies. Thus the modern processes of individualization and secularization become visible in their life stories. In an interdisciplinary study of thirty life narratives of Dutch artists, the author has combined methodological insights from literary studies and the cultural anthropology of religion. The difficulty of generalizing about what is presented as unique and authentic is discussed, including the author's quest for a plausible typology. Special attention is given to the models that artists use for their life stories, and to the striking role of inconsistency in their accounts.

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Yumatova, Irina, Elena Novokhatko, Elena Shevyreva, and Elena Kapitanova. "Features of the value-meaning sphere of parents raising children with autism spectrum disorders." E3S Web of Conferences 210 (2020): 19017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202021019017.

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The paper is devoted to the study of the meaning sphere of parents raising children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The relevance of the study is explained by the fact that the birth of a sick child radically changes the family’s life, breaking the existing system of values, life-meaning orientations. The psychological support of such families, providing them with the psychological assistance should begin with the search for new life meanings, the adoption of new values. The article describes the results of a study of changes in the value meaning sphere of parents raising children with serious disabilities. The article contains an analysis of domestic and foreign studies of family psychology, issues of early childhood autism. There are the description of empirical data from the study of changes in the life-meaning orientations of parents after the birth of a child with ASD, presentation of the results of a comparative analysis of life-meaning orientations and values for both group of parents. As a result, possible ways of helping parents raising a child with autistic symptoms were outlined.

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Zhurba, E. "Teenagers’ meaning of life values: theory and practice." Pedagogy and Psychology 46, no. 1 (March 31, 2021): 132–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.51889/2021-1.2077-6861.18.

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The article covers the problem of teenagers’ meaning of life values in theory and practice. "Meaning of life values" are interpreted as a system of generalized aspirations related to the individuals’ life that characterize their spiritual and moral self-concept, the search for their own life purpose and appropriate lifestyle, which is fulfilled through behaviour, activities and communication. The concept of developing teenagers’ meaning of life values includes methodological, theoretical, and practical levels. The modern process of developing teenagers’ meaning of life values is based on systemic, synergetic, axiological, humanistic, personality oriented, competency-based scientific approaches. Research methods such as analysis, generalization, surveys, questionnaires, interviews, ethical conversations, pedagogical observation were used to demonstrate the changes in developing teenagers’ meaning of life values and show the advantages of applied pedagogical conditions, forms and methods.

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Soina, O. S. "Leo Tolstoy on the Meaning of Life: The Contemporary Search for Ethics." Soviet Studies in Philosophy 25, no. 3 (December 1986): 67–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.2753/rsp1061-1967250367.

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Cakirtas, Onder. "TO THE LIGHTHOUSE: WOOLF'S SEARCH FOR THE MEANING OF LIFE THROUGH COLORS." Pamukkale University Journal of Social Sciences Institute 2014, no. 17 (2014): 53–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.5505/pausbed.2014.58076.

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