Meaning in Life: One Link in the Chain From Religiousness to Well-Being

By M. Steger, P. Frazier. 2005

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Subfields: Applied Psychology, Health, Social Psychology

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Religious commitment and positive mood as information about meaning in life (2008, positive): “…of meaning in life is supported by research demonstrating its relations to a number of mental health variables such as depression, anxiety, hope, and life satisfaction (Mascaro & Rosen, 2005; Reker, Peacock, & Wong, 1987; Ryff, 1989; Steger & Frazier, 2005; Zika & Chamberlain, 1987, 1992).”
Images of a Loving God and Sense of Meaning in Life (2013, background): “In past studies, sense of meaning has been associated with a variety of outcomes including mental health (Reker 1997), optimism, self-esteem, life satisfaction (Krause 2003; Mascaro and Rosen 2006; Steger and Frazier 2005), physical health (Krause 2004; Park et al.”
Meaning in Nature: Meaning in Life as a Mediator of the Relationship Between Nature Connectedness and Well-Being (2013, background): “…positively with a variety of indicators of well-being, including life satisfaction (Bonebright et al. 2000; Chamberlain and Zika 1988; Ryff 1989; Steger and Frazier 2005; Steger et al. 2006; Zika and Chamberlain 1987) and positive affect (Chamberlain and Zika 1988; King et al. 2006; Zika and…”
Mental well-being in the religious and the non-religious: evidence for a curvilinear relationship (2011, background): “For example, Steger and Frazier ( 2005 ) found that the relationship between religiosity and life satisfaction is mediated by meaning in life.”
Psychological Health and Meaning in Life (2009, methodology): “Similar to the procedure in Steger and Frazier (2005), the skewed 214 Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences scales were transformed using a square root transformation.”
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…”
Religiosity and consumer behavior: a summarizing review (2019, background): “It is one of the most widely performed religious rituals (Steger and Frazier 2005) and is related to many markers of well-being (Spilka et al. 2003).”
Psychological Strengths and Cognitive Vulnerabilities: Are They Two Ends of the Same Continuum or Do They Have Independent Relationships with Well-being and Ill-being? (2010, background): “Vitality is related to enthusiasm (Peterson and Seligman 2004), meaning has often been linked with spirituality (e.g., Park 2006; Steger and Frazier 2005; Wong 1998), and aspects of elevating experience have been related to both spirituality (Emmons 2000; Keltner and Haidt 2003; Underwood and Teresi”
The Sources of Meaning and Meaning in Life Questionnaire (SoMe): Relations to demographics and well-being (2009, background): “A commitment to religiosity and spirituality has already been shown to relate to higher levels of positive affect, as in goal analyses by Emmons (cf. 2005) or experience sampling of daily religious behaviors and daily well-being (Steger & Frazier, 2005).”
Calling in Work (2010, background): “Intrinsic religiousness seems like a viable mediating mechanism because of previously established links with psychological adjustment (e.g., Steger & Frazier, 2005) and positive work attitudes (e.g., Duffy & Blustein, 2005).”
Experiencing meaning in life: Optimal functioning at the nexus of well-being, psychopathology, and spirituality. (2012, background): “Meaning in life is also positively correlated with intrinsic religiosity (Crandall & Rasmussen, 1975; Steger & Frazier, 2005; Soderstrom & Wright, 1977), and religious satisfaction among retired academics (Acuff & Allen, 1970; Acuff & Gorman, 1967), as well as religious activity (praying,…”
The material and immaterial in conflict: Spirituality reduces conspicuous consumption (2012, background): “Research has linked some of the positive effects of religiosity to an increased sense that life is meaningful (Steger & Frazier, 2005).”
The relationship between religious orientation and happiness: the mediating role of purpose in life (2014, background): “An argument has been mounted to investigate the influence of potential mediator variables between religiosity and well-being or happiness (Diener et al., 1999; Lewis & Cruise 2006; Salsman, Brown, Brechting, & Carlson, 2005; Steger & Frazier, 2005; Trede, 2006).”
Religion, Meaning in Life, and Change in Physical Functioning During Late Adulthood (2012, background): “The emphasis on meaning is important because research indicates that a strong sense of meaning in life is associated with a range of health outcomes including better self-rated health (Krause 2004), enhanced psychological well-being (Steger and Frazier 2005), a lower risk of experiencing major depre”