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Meaning in life across the life span: Levels and correlates of meaning in life from emerging adulthood to older adulthood
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Meaning in life is thought to be important to well-being throughout the human life span. We assessed the structure, levels, and correlates of the presence of meaning in life, and the search for meaning, within four life stage groups: emerging adulthood, young adulthood, middle-age adulthood, and older adulthood. Results from a sample of Internet users (N = 8756) demonstrated the structural invariance of the meaning measure used across life stages. Those at later life stages generally reported a greater presence of meaning in their lives, whereas those at earlier life stages reported higher levels of searching for meaning. Correlations revealed that the presence of meaning has similar relations to well-being across life stages, whereas searching for meaning is more strongly associated with well-being deficits at later life stages.
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- Steger, M. F., Oishi, S., & Kashdan, T. B.
- Venue
- The Journal of Positive Psychology
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2009-01
- Volume
- 4
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 43-52
- ISSN
- 1743-9760 (ISSN-L)
- 1743-9779
- OpenAlex
- W2048471852
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- References
- 48
- FWCI
- 20.22
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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