The Role of Existential Meaning as a Buffer Against Stress

By Nathan Mascaro, D. Rosen. 2006

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Subfields: Applied Psychology, Health, Social Psychology

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A Meaningful Life is a Healthy Life: A Conceptual Model Linking Meaning and Meaning Salience to Health (2018, background): “For example, a cross-sectional study of 143 undergraduates demonstrated that there was no bivariate relationship between meaning in life and daily hassles (Mascaro & Rosen, 2006).”
Meaning in life: nature, needs, and myths (2014, background): “2009), using alcohol (Waisberg and Porter 1994), depressive symptoms (Mascaro and Rosen 2005), and stress (Mascaro and Rosen 2006).”
Family as a salient source of meaning in young adulthood (2010, background): “…distress, as indexed by a variety of variables such as depressive symptoms (Debats, van der Lubbe, & Wezeman, 1993; Mascaro & Rosen, 2005), stress (Mascaro & Rosen, 2006), and thoughts of suicide (Harlow, Newcomb, & Bentler, 1986) to name a few (see Steger, Kashdan, Sullivan, & Lorentz, 2008, for…”
When death thoughts lead to death fears: Mortality salience increases death anxiety for individuals who lack meaning in life (2010, background): “Just as a sense of meaning in life has been shown to aid in coping with life stress (eg, Mascaro & Rosen, 2006 ), the current research suggests that perceptions of meaning assist individuals in coping with the realisation that life is finite.”
Experiencing meaning in life: Optimal functioning at the nexus of well-being, psychopathology, and spirituality. (2012, background): “…future orientation (Reker & Peacock, 1981) as well as more positive future orientations (Steger, Kashdan, Sullivan, et al., 2008), including greater hope and optimism (Mascaro & Rosen, 2005; Mascaro & Rosen, 2006; Mascaro et al., 2004; Steger, 2006; Steger & Frazier, 2005; Steger et al., 2006).”
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.”
Empirical Study on the Healing Nature of Mandalas (2007, methodology): “The vast majority of written disclosure studies involve only written expression; however, Judith Pizarro (2004) performed a recent study that examined whether art therapy was as effective as writing therapy in improving the outcomes of psychological and health measures.”
Disconnection, Depression, and Spirituality: A Study of the Role of Spirituality and Meaning in the Lives of Individuals with Severe Depression (2008, background): “Spiritual meaning is defined by Mascaro and Rosen (2006 ) a s“Having a sense of purpose or calling derived from beliefs about spiritual forces underlining or arching over life” (p. 184), while personal meaning refers to “Having a sense of purpose about one’s individual life irrespective of the stat”