Measuring meaning in life: An examination of three scales
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Individuals with a strong sense of purpose also report more meaning in life, self-esteem, happiness, and less stress over competing goals.
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- Authors
- Chamberlain, K., & Zika, S.
- Affiliations
- Massey University (NZ)
- ORCID
- Chamberlain, Kerry
- Venue
- Personality and Individual Differences
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 1988-01
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 589-596
- ISSN
- 0191-8869 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2050792385
- Cited by
- 170
- References
- 30
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 10 · 2014: 12 · 2013: 10 · 2012: 7
- FWCI
- 3.27
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Personality and Individual Differences (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
- Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Keywords
- meaning in life, scale validation, factor structure, meaning of life, sense of coherence, multidimensional construct, higher-order factor analysis
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