Positive affect and the experience of meaning in life.

By L. King, Joshua A. Hicks, J. Krull, Amber K Del Gaiso. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 2006

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Subfields: Applied Psychology, Social Psychology

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The unbearable lightness of meaning: Well-being and unstable meaning in life (2013, background): “Some research has shown that daily reports of meaning in life are positively related to well-being (King et al., 2006; Steger & Frazier, 2005; Steger et al., 2006), and in laboratory settings, people appear to engage in a variety of compensatory strategies to maintain stable levels of meaning…”
The three meanings of meaning in life: Distinguishing coherence, purpose, and significance (2016, positive): “It has become clear that experiencing meaning in life is an important contributor to well-being and health (see Steger, 2009 for a review; see also Heintzelman & King, 2014a), and research looking at different contributors toward our sense of meaning in life has proliferated (e.g. Hicks, Schlegel, &”
The influence of motivation and adaptation on students’ subjective well-being, meaning in life and academic performance (2016, background): “Considering life to have meaning is associated with a number of positive outcomes: higher optimism (Compton, Smith, Cornish, & Qualls, 1996; King et al., 2006), self-esteem (Steger, Frazier, Oishi, & Kaler, 2006) and life satisfaction (Chamberlain & Zika, 1988) as well as lower levels of…”
When Callings Are Calling: Crafting Work and Leisure in Pursuit of Unanswered Occupational Callings (2010, background): “In some instances, enjoyment and meaning can be difficult to distinguish, because they are often inextricably intertwined (King et al. 2006, Ryan and Deci 2001).”
Doing the right thing: Measuring wellbeing for public policy (2011, background): “Psychologists have however returned to the topic in recent years (Baumeister, 1992; King, Hicks, Krull, & Gaiso, 2006; Park, 2010; Ryff, 1989; Seligman, 2002), partially through the advent of positive psychology.”
Living well: a self-determination theory perspective on eudaimonia (2008, background): “Pleasure and positive affect are important human experiences not only because they represent intrinsically preferred states, but also because they can facilitate and support other human functions (Isen, 2003; King et al., 2006).”
The Purpose in Life Test-Short Form: Development and Psychometric Support (2011, background): “Moreover, if this factor is isolated, and item 4 added because it asks specifically about meaning in life (see for example, the work of King et al. 2006), the reliability of the purposeful life factor improved from .75 to .81.”
Is Searching for Meaning in Life Associated With Reduced Subjective Well-Being? Confirmation and Possible Moderators (2012, background): “Does meaning in life contribute to an individual’s subjective well-being? Several studies have identified that there are positive psychological benefits for individuals when they have a sense of purpose and meaning in life (Shek 1992; Debats et al. 1993; Debats et al. 1995; King and Napa 1998; Debat”
Beyond the Search for Meaning (2016, background): “The strongest predictor of a day’s being considered meaningful is the amount of positive mood experienced that day (King et al., 2006).”
Making sense of the meaning literature: an integrative review of meaning making and its effects on adjustment to stressful life events. (2010, background): “A subjective sense of meaning refers to feelings of “meaningfulness” (Klinger, 1977), a sense that one has purpose or direction (Reker & Wong, 1988), and is thought to derive from seeing one’s actions as oriented toward a desired future state or goal (cf. King et al., 2006; McGregor & Little, 1998).”