Is Searching for Meaning in Life Associated With Reduced Subjective Well-Being? Confirmation and Possible Moderators

By Karen M. Cohen, D. Cairns. 2012

187 citations recorded by the source corpus.

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

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In Applied Psychology

1. Ilhan Kubilay Yalçin
2. Asude Malkoç
3. B. Piko
4. László Brassai
5. M. Steger
6. T. Kashdan
7. Richard M. Ryan
8. Ryan D. Duffy

In Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

1. Ilhan Kubilay Yalçin
2. M. Steger
3. Asude Malkoç
4. T. Kashdan

In Social Psychology

1. B. Piko
2. László Brassai
3. Ilhan Kubilay Yalçin
4. Asude Malkoç
5. M. Steger
6. T. Kashdan
7. Ryan D. Duffy
8. Frank Martela

Citations in the corpus

• The Relationship Between Meaning in Life and Subjective Well-Being: Forgiveness and Hope as Mediators (2014, background): “A study conducted in Australia by Cohen and Cairns (2012) confirmed the negative relationship between high levels of searching for meaning in life and subjective well-being.”
• Existential Attitudes and Eastern European Adolescents’ Problem and Health Behaviors: Highlighting the Role of the Search for Meaning in Life (2012, background): “…for meaning as an active mobilizing, meaning- making attitude, functioning along the lines of identity exploration (Steger, 2009), particularly in adolescence (Bronk et al., 2009; Cohen & Cairns, 2012), and in Eastern cultural contexts (Kiang & Fuglini, 2010; Steger, Kawabata, et al., 2008).”