Purpose, hope, and life satisfaction in three age groups

By Kendall Cotton Bronk, P. Hill, D. Lapsley, Tasneem L. Talib, Holmes Finch. 2009

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Subfields: Applied Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology

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Identity and Purpose as Predictors of Subjective Well-Being in Emerging Adulthood (2015, methodology): “Committing to a purpose is associated with greater levels of life satisfaction (Bronk et al., 2009), daily happiness and emotional stability (Kiang & Fuligni, 2010), physical and psychological well-being (Reker, Peacock, & Wong, 1987), and higher self-esteem (Paradise & Kernis, 2002).”
Adolescent Characteristics by Type of Long-Term Aim in Life (2010, background): “Related research suggests that a purpose in life may be associated with life satisfaction (Bronk et al., 2009; Keyes, Shmotkin, & Ryff, 2002).”
Existential Attitudes and Eastern European Adolescents’ Problem and Health Behaviors: Highlighting the Role of the Search for Meaning in Life (2012, background): “Although this unique sample may limit the generalizibility of our findings, the fact that there is convergence with other research (e.g., Bronk et al., 2009) helps to allay these concerns.”
Viewing Purpose Through an Eriksonian Lens (2012, methodology): “The scale was constructed by borrowing from related scales (Crumbaugh & Maholick, 1967; Keyes, Smotkin, & Ryff, 2002; Steger et al., 2006) and has demonstrated reliability and predictive validity (Bronk et al., 2009; Burrow et al., 2010).”
Classifying adolescents’ conceptions of purpose in life (2010, background): “Moreover, given the difficulty in separating purpose from a related term, meaning (see, e.g., Bronk et al., 2009; Steger, 2009), we sampled from both literatures because it is likely that adolescents too might blur the distinction between these constructs.”
Gender Differences in Happiness and Life Satisfaction Among Adolescents in Hong Kong: Relationships and Self-Concept (2016, background): “ingful life (Bronk et al. 2009), studies have found that purpose in life is associated with happiness (Wnuk et al.”
Claremont Purpose Scale: A Measure that Assesses the Three Dimensions of Purpose among Adolescents (2018, result): “This scale had good internal consistency in an earlier study (α = .87; Bronk et al., 2009) and excellent reliability in the present analysis (α = .93).”
How do children cope with global climate change? Coping strategies, engagement, and well-being (2012, neutral): “This contradicts the notion that purpose in general has a positive relation to well-being (see for instance Bronk et al., 2009).11 This result is perhaps spurious; however, embedded in the purpose measure are an interest in the largerworld and also an engagement in organizations supporting one’s…”
Music practice and participation for psychological well-being: A review of how music influences positive emotion, engagement, relationships, meaning, and accomplishment (2015, background): “Thus, since meaning can contribute to psychological well-being (see also Bronk et al., 2009; Byron & Miller-Perrin, 2009; Chamberlain & Zika, 1992; Crescioni & Baumeister, 2013; De Muijnck, 2013; Seligman, 2010, 2011; Steger et al., 2009; Wang et al., 2007), and since several studies have indeed…”
PROSPER: A New Framework for Positive Education (2015, background): “Having an identified purpose in life has been shown to be associated with high life satisfaction in adolescents, emerging adults and adults aged 25 years and older (Bronk et al. 2009).”
How Supportive of Their Specific Purposes Do Youth Believe Their Family and Friends Are? (2013, background): “Empirical research shows that sense of purpose correlates with higher rates of prosocial behavior (Bronk et al., 2009; Bundick, Yeager, King, & Damon, 2010).”