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Meaning making, self‐determination theory, and the question of wisdom in personality

Jack J. Bauer, Laura A. King, Michael F. Steger

Journal of Personality > 87 > 1 > 82 - 101

Self‐determination theory (SDT) has advanced the most comprehensive model of motives for human flourishing in the field of personality psychology and beyond. In this article, we evaluate SDT relative to the process of meaning making, particularly from a narrative perspective, showing what SDT can and cannot explain about the construction of self‐identity and its relation to human flourishing. On the...

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Refining and supplementing candidate measures of psychological well-being for the NIH PROMIS®: qualitative results from a mixed cancer sample

John M. Salsman, Crystal L. Park, Elizabeth A. Hahn, Mallory A. Snyder, more

Quality of Life Research > 2018 > 27 > 9 > 2471-2476

Purpose The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) is a National Institutes of Health initiative designed to improve patient-reported outcomes using state-of-the-art psychometric methods. The aim of this study is to describe qualitative efforts to identify and refine items from psychological well-being subdomains for future testing, psychometric evaluation, and inclusion...

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Existential Attitudes and Eastern European Adolescents’ Problem and Health Behaviors: Highlighting the Role of the Search for Meaning in Life

László Brassai, Bettina F. Piko, Michael F. Steger

The Psychological Record > 2012 > 62 > 4 > 719-734

Although the role of existential attitudes in adolescent health-related behavior has received increased attention recently, historically it has been underinvestigated in the field. The present study focuses on existential attitudes related to meaning in life and hopelessness. Relations of presence of meaning, search for meaning, and hopelessness with past and anticipated future involvement in problem-...

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Meaningfulness as Satisfaction of Autonomy, Competence, Relatedness, and Beneficence: Comparing the Four Satisfactions and Positive Affect as Predictors of Meaning in Life

Frank Martela, Richard M. Ryan, Michael F. Steger

Journal of Happiness Studies > 2018 > 19 > 5 > 1261-1282

Positive affect (PA) has consistently been shown to predict meaning in life (MIL). In one of the first investigations to examine multiple predictors of MIL simultaneously, we tested in three studies the hypothesis that satisfactions associated with being benevolent and fulfilling psychological needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness are more central predictors of MIL, and could explain the...

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Meaning and Posttraumatic Growth Among Survivors of the September 2013 Colorado Floods

Pinar Dursun, Michael F. Steger, Christoph Bentele, Stefan E. Schulenberg

Journal of Clinical Psychology > 72 > 12 > 1247 - 1263

In the wake of significant adversity, a range of recovery outcomes are possible, from prolonged distress to minimal effects on functioning and even psychological growth. Finding meaning in one's life is thought to facilitate optimal recovery from such adversity. Research on psychological growth and recovery often focuses on the daily hassles or significant traumas of convenience samples or on people's...

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EFNEP's Impact on Exemplary Educators' Quality of Life

Garry Auld, Susan Baker, Natalia Infante, Ruth Inglis-Widrick, more

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior > 2016 > 48 > 9 > 647-654.e1

To determine how the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) affects the quality of life (QoL) of its exemplary paraprofessional educators.Qualitative telephone interviews with EFNEP supervisors (15), educators (28), and agency partners (15). Template analysis based on the University of Toronto's QoL constructs.The EFNEP had a positive impact on 6 of 9 a priori categories: physical being,...

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Meaning in Life and Health: Proactive Health Orientation Links Meaning in Life to Health Variables Among American Undergraduates

Michael F. Steger, Arissa R. Fitch-Martin, Jena Donnelly, Kathryn M. Rickard

Journal of Happiness Studies > 2015 > 16 > 3 > 583-597

Mounting research has demonstrated relationships between meaning in life (MIL) and a wide range of health-relevant outcomes, including health symptoms, health-promoting behaviors, health-risking behaviors, cognitive decline, and mortality. Despite these provocative results, there have been few efforts to explain why meaning and health should be linked. It is proposed that meaning supports a more positive...

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Violations of War: Testing the Meaning‐Making Model Among Vietnam Veterans

Michael F. Steger, Gina P. Owens, Crystal L. Park

Journal of Clinical Psychology > 71 > 1 > 105 - 116

ObjectivePosttrauma adjustment theories postulate that intense stressors violate people's beliefs about the world and perceived ability to achieve valued goals. Failure to make meaning from traumatic events exacerbates negative adjustment (e.g., PTSD), whereas success facilitates positive adjustment (e.g., stress‐related growth). The current study aimed to test this model of direct and indirect effects...

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Through the windows of the soul: A pilot study using photography to enhance meaning in life

Michael F. Steger, Yerin Shim, Jennifer Barenz, Joo Yeon Shin

Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science > 2014 > 3 > 1 > 27-30

A pilot study is presented using a photographic method for participants to explore where meaning in their lives comes from. Eighty-six university students were instructed to take 9–12 photographs of “things that make your life feel meaningful.” One week later, participants returned, viewed, and described their photographs. Significant within-person improvements in levels of meaning in life, life satisfaction,...

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The Potential Role of Meaning in Life in the Relationship Between Bullying Victimization and Suicidal Ideation

Kimberly L. Henry, Peter J. Lovegrove, Michael F. Steger, Peter Y. Chen, more

Journal of Youth and Adolescence > 2014 > 43 > 2 > 221-232

Adolescent bullying is a common problem in schools across America. The consequences of bullying are significant, and can include severe psychological trauma and suicide. A better understanding of the mechanisms that link bullying and suicidal ideation is needed in order to develop effective prevention and intervention initiatives. Meaning in life is a potential mechanism that has not been studied...

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EFNEP's Impact on the Quality of Life of Its Participants and Educators

Garry Auld, Susan Baker, Laura Bauer, Wanda Koszewski, more

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior > 2013 > 45 > 6 > 482-489

Determine whether the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) affects the quality of life (QOL) of its participants and educators.Longitudinal, where QOL was measured 3 times for participants (pre, post, 3-month delayed post) and educators (before and 6 and 12 months after training).Participants' and educators' QOL was measured in Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. Georgia and...

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Enhancing Social Justice by Promoting Prosocial Values in Career Development Interventions

Bryan J. Dik, Ryan D. Duffy, Michael F. Steger

Counseling and Values > 57 > 1 > 31 - 37

In career counseling, social justice is typically integrated by helping oppressed groups navigate their way around obstacles of injustice while also working to dislodge the oppressive conditions from society. The authors affirm both of these courses of action while also advocating a third strategy: inviting clients to serve as agents of change by introducing and incorporating prosocial values into...

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Make Your Work Matter: Development and pilot evaluation of a purpose‐centered career education intervention

Bryan J. Dik, Michael F. Steger, Amanda Gibson, William Peisner

New Directions for Student Leadership > 2011 > 132 > 59 - 73

Developing a sense of purpose is both salient and desirable for adolescents, and purpose in people's lives and careers is associated with both general and work‐related well‐being. However, little is known about whether purpose can be encouraged through school‐based interventions. This article reports the results of a quasi‐experimental pilot study and follow‐up focus group that evaluated Make Your...

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Calling and work-related outcomes: Career commitment as a mediator

Ryan D. Duffy, Bryan J. Dik, Michael F. Steger

Journal of Vocational Behavior > 2011 > 78 > 2 > 210-218

The current study tested the hypothesis that experiencing a calling to a particular career would relate positively to work-related outcomes, and that these relations would be mediated by career commitment. Using a sample of 370 employees representing diverse occupations at a Western research university, results supported these hypotheses as calling moderately correlated with career commitment, job...

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Meaning in Life: Is It a Protective Factor for Adolescents’ Psychological Health?

László Brassai, Bettina F. Piko, Michael F. Steger

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine > 2011 > 18 > 1 > 44-51

Background Searching for a coherent meaning in life has long been proposed to be a protective factor in adolescent development. Purpose The present study aimed to examine meaning in life as a protective factor in a largely unstudied population: Romanian adolescents. Additionally, we sought to provide a novel, multidimensional assessment of several health-related variables (substance abuse, health...

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It’s not only what you hold, it’s how you hold it: Dimensions of religiosity and meaning in life

Tamás Martos, Barna Konkolÿ Thege, Michael F. Steger

Personality and Individual Differences > 2010 > 49 > 8 > 863-868

Previous research has linked meaning in life and religiosity, usually relying on simplistic unidimensional models. The present study revisited these relations, viewing both religiosity and meaning as multidimensional constructs. Dimensions of religiosity (Inclusion of Transcendence and Symbolic Interpretation) were assessed in two adult Hungarian samples (Ns 330, 437) and associations were assessed...

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The structure of virtue: An empirical investigation of the dimensionality of the virtues in action inventory of strengths

Jessica Shryack, Michael F. Steger, Robert F. Krueger, Christopher S. Kallie

Personality and Individual Differences > 2010 > 48 > 6 > 714-719

Research on virtues and character strengths has increased over the past decade. The virtues in action classification (VIA; Peterson & Seligman, 2004) is a comprehensive catalogue of 24 strengths organized under six broad-band virtues purported to be ubiquitous across time and culture. This study uses multiple criteria to determine the dimensionality of the VIA character strengths in an adult sample...

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Race and religion: differential prediction of anxiety symptoms by religious coping in African American and European American young adults

L. Kevin Chapman, Michael F. Steger

Depression and Anxiety > 27 > 3 > 316 - 322

Background: Psychosocial factors, including religious coping, consistently have been implicated in the expression of anxiety disorders. This study sought to investigate the relationship between religious coping on anxiety symptoms among a nonclinical sample of African American and European American young adults. Methods: One hundred twenty‐one European American and 100 African American young adults...

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The curiosity and exploration inventory-II: Development, factor structure, and psychometrics

Todd B. Kashdan, Matthew W. Gallagher, Paul J. Silvia, Beate P. Winterstein, more

Journal of Research in Personality > 2009 > 43 > 6 > 987-998

Given curiosity’s fundamental role in motivation, learning, and well-being, we sought to refine the measurement of trait curiosity with an improved version of the Curiosity and Exploration Inventory (CEI; [Kashdan, T. B., Rose, P., & Fincham, F. D. (2004). Curiosity and exploration: Facilitating positive subjective experiences and personal growth opportunities. Journal of Personality Assessment,...

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Meaning in life, anxiety, depression, and general health among smoking cessation patients

Michael F. Steger, Joshua R. Mann, Phil Michels, Tyler C. Cooper

Journal of Psychosomatic Research > 2009 > 67 > 4 > 353-358

Psychosocial factors play a widely recognized role in health and health care utilization. The present study investigated relations among meaning in life, depression, anxiety, and social support with self-reported general health.Ninety-nine smoking cessation group patients were recruited to complete questionnaires during their third week of treatment.Depression was the strongest predictor of perceived...

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Search results for: Michael F. Steger

Meaning making, self‐determination theory, and the question of wisdom in personality

Refining and supplementing candidate measures of psychological well-being for the NIH PROMIS®: qualitative results from a mixed cancer sample

Existential Attitudes and Eastern European Adolescents’ Problem and Health Behaviors: Highlighting the Role of the Search for Meaning in Life

Meaningfulness as Satisfaction of Autonomy, Competence, Relatedness, and Beneficence: Comparing the Four Satisfactions and Positive Affect as Predictors of Meaning in Life

Meaning and Posttraumatic Growth Among Survivors of the September 2013 Colorado Floods

EFNEP's Impact on Exemplary Educators' Quality of Life

Meaning in Life and Health: Proactive Health Orientation Links Meaning in Life to Health Variables Among American Undergraduates

Violations of War: Testing the Meaning‐Making Model Among Vietnam Veterans

Through the windows of the soul: A pilot study using photography to enhance meaning in life

The Potential Role of Meaning in Life in the Relationship Between Bullying Victimization and Suicidal Ideation

EFNEP's Impact on the Quality of Life of Its Participants and Educators

Enhancing Social Justice by Promoting Prosocial Values in Career Development Interventions

Make Your Work Matter: Development and pilot evaluation of a purpose‐centered career education intervention

Calling and work-related outcomes: Career commitment as a mediator

Meaning in Life: Is It a Protective Factor for Adolescents’ Psychological Health?

It’s not only what you hold, it’s how you hold it: Dimensions of religiosity and meaning in life

The structure of virtue: An empirical investigation of the dimensionality of the virtues in action inventory of strengths

Race and religion: differential prediction of anxiety symptoms by religious coping in African American and European American young adults

The curiosity and exploration inventory-II: Development, factor structure, and psychometrics

Meaning in life, anxiety, depression, and general health among smoking cessation patients

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