Understanding the Search for Meaning in Life: Personality, Cognitive Style, and the Dynamic Between Seeking and Experiencing Meaning

F. Steger, Michael; B. Kashdan, Todd; Sullivan, Brandon; Lorentz, Danielle

doi:10.1111/j.1467-6494.2007.00484.x

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Understanding the Search for Meaning in Life: Personality, Cognitive Style, and the Dynamic Between Seeking and Experiencing Meaning

Published in Journal of Personality • Mar 5, 2008

Authors:

Michael F. Steger

Todd B. Kashdan

Brandon Sullivan

Abstract

Although several theories assert that understanding the search for meaning in life is important, empirical research on this construct is sparse. Three studies provide the first extensive effort to understand the correlates of the search for meaning in a multistudy research program. Assessed were rel...

Subject

Psychology

Meaning (existential)

Personality

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