This meta-analysis examined the overall magnitude of the associations between
psychological distress and the presence of meaning in life (PML) and search for meaning in …

Background Meaning in life has been associated with greater mental health. However,
previous findings are inconsistent regarding how the search for meaning in life (SML) is …

Meaning in life can be understood as how much people experience life meaning (ie,
presence of meaning, POM) and how intensely they seek life meaning (ie, search for …

Life meaning is important for psychological and physical health and well‐being.
Researchers have only recently looked at the presence of life meaning and the search for …

Drawing from existential philosophers, life meaning has been proposed as an important
resource to general well-being and psychological health in particular. However, the …

The present study explored the structure and correlates of meaning in life (MIL) among an
Israeli sample. The sample consisted of 559 adults. The average age of participants was …

Objective Hopelessness is a proximal risk factor of suicide. Meaning in life has been found
to be a protective factor against suicidal ideation; however, the majority of studies that have …

Although researchers are now able to assess reliably the variable of existential meaning,
quality longitudinal investigations of meaning's relationship with specific clinical variables …

A meta-analysis was conducted to explore the relationship between meaning in life and
subjective well-being. Forty-five relevant studies met the criteria of meta-analysis were taken …

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 …