The pursuit of meaningfulness in life.

By Roy F. Baumeister, Kathleen D. Vohs. 2002

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Prosociality enhances meaning in life (2016, background): “Behaving prosocially improves the wellbeing of others (Haidt, 2007), and the connection between relationships and meaning has been documented (e.g. Baumeister, 1991; Baumeister & Vohs, 2002; Wong, 1998).”
Gender Differences in Happiness and Life Satisfaction Among Adolescents in Hong Kong: Relationships and Self-Concept (2016, background): “Purpose in life is regarded as a component of self-concept as finding a meaning in life allows a person to affirm self-worth and establish his/her identity (Baumeister and Vohs 2009; McAdams 1996).”
Meaningfulness as Satisfaction of Autonomy, Competence, Relatedness, and Beneficence: Comparing the Four Satisfactions and Positive Affect as Predictors of Meaning in Life (2018, background): “effective in these activities (Baumeister 1991; Baumeister and Vohs 2002), and autonomy and competence satisfactions aim to capture these dimensions.”
Pursuit of pleasure, engagement, and meaning: Relationships to subjective and objective measures of well-being (2010, unknown): “Pursuing meaningful activities helps build social connections as well as provide purpose and self-relevant goals (Baumeister & Vohs, 2002).”
The Relationship Between Presence of Meaning, Search for Meaning, and Subjective Well-Being: A Three-Level Meta-Analysis Based on the Meaning in Life Questionnaire (2020, unknown): “It is considered that human are inherently motivated to pursue meaningfulness and that search for meaning occurs in individuals whose needs have been frustrated and have not formed clear life meaning (Baumeister 1991; Baumeister and Vohs 2002; Klinger 1998).”
Is Searching for Meaning in Life Associated With Reduced Subjective Well-Being? Confirmation and Possible Moderators (2012, background): “Baumeister and Vohs (2005) explored the 314 K.”
The Relationship Between Meaning in Life and Subjective Well-Being: Forgiveness and Hope as Mediators (2014, background): “Individuals who have met these needs have likely more sense of meaning in life (Baumeister and Vohs 2002).”
Integrating the hedonic and eudaimonic perspectives to more comprehensively understand wellbeing and pathways to wellbeing (2012, background): “Other constructs that have also been linked to the eudaimonic perspective include purpose, autonomy, competence, self-realization, mindfulness, self-acceptance, authenticity, values congruence, and social connectedness (Baumeister & Vohs, 2002; Huta & Ryan, 2010; Ryan & Deci, 2000).”
Meaning in Life as a Subjective Judgment and a Lived Experience (2009, background): “Other theorists have strictly referred to the cognitive component of meaning suggesting that a meaningful life is one that makes sense to the individual (Baumeister, 1991; Baumeister & Vohs, 2002).”
Eco-Existential Positive Psychology: Experiences in Nature, Existential Anxieties, and Well-Being (2014, unknown): “Baumeister and Vohs (2002) put forth that ‘‘the essence of meaning is connection’’ (p. 608); various forms of connection—including a connection to nature—have been surmised to provide coherence and meaning in life.”
On the meaning of work: A theoretical integration and review (2010, background): “…‘‘values’’ from ‘‘meaning,’’ either considering the terms synonymously or defining and operationalizing the ‘‘meaning of work’’ in terms of values (e.g., Baumeister & Vohs, 2002; Brief & Nord, 1990b; Gandal, Roccas, Sagiv, & Wrzesniewski, 2005; Locke & Taylor, 1990; Nord et al., 1990;…”