The science of meaning in life

LA King, JA Hicks - Annual review of psychology, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Meaning in life has long been a mystery of human existence. In this review, we seek to
demystify this construct. Focusing on the subjective experience of meaning in life, we review …

Work and the good life: How work contributes to meaning in life

SJ Ward, LA King - Research in organizational behavior, 2017 - Elsevier
Many people expect their work to provide meaning to their lives, yet the specific
organizational factors that can promote meaning in life are not clearly delineated. Drawing …

The plasticity of well-being: A training-based framework for the cultivation of human flourishing

CJ Dahl, CD Wilson-Mendenhall… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Research indicates that core dimensions of psychological well-being can be cultivated
through intentional mental training. Despite growing research in this area and an increasing …

Leading a meaningful life at older ages and its relationship with social engagement, prosperity, health, biology, and time use

A Steptoe, D Fancourt - Proceedings of the National …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
The sense that one is living a worthwhile and meaningful life is fundamental to human
flourishing and subjective well-being. Here, we investigate the wider implications of feeling …

[图书][B] The age of Em: Work, love, and life when robots rule the earth

R Hanson - 2016 - books.google.com
Robots may one day rule the world, but what is a robot-ruled Earth like? Many think the first
truly smart robots will be brain emulations or ems. Scan a human brain, then run a model …

Finding meaning with creativity in the past, present, and future

JC Kaufman - Perspectives on Psychological Science, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Being creative is considered a desirable trait, yet most empirical studies emphasize how to
increase creativity rather than explore its possible benefits. A natural connection is how …

A purposeful lifestyle is a healthful lifestyle: Linking sense of purpose to self-rated health through multiple health behaviors

PL Hill, GW Edmonds… - Journal of health …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Having a purpose in life has been consistently linked to subjective and objective health
markers. Using data from the Hawaii Study of Personality and Health (n= 749, Mage= 60.1 …

The development of purpose in life among adolescents who experience marginalization: Potential opportunities and obstacles.

R Sumner, AL Burrow, PL Hill - American Psychologist, 2018 - psycnet.apa.org
In recent decades there has been a dramatic increase in the amount of research focused on
purpose in life, demonstrating a host of benefits that emerge for individuals committed to a …

Sages and Seekers: The development of diverse adolescents' transcendent thinking and purpose through an intergenerational storytelling program

R Riveros, XF Yang, MJ Gonzalez Anaya… - The Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Adolescents develop capacities for emotionally engaged social thinking that transcends
concrete situations, enabling them to infer values, beliefs and broader perspectives with …

[PDF][PDF] The multifaceted benefits of purpose in life

GN Pfund, PL Hill - The International Forum for Logotherapy, 2018 - researchgate.net
The current review systematically addresses our ongoing research into the impact of finding
purpose, considering its importance from a developmental lens. Regarding psychological …