On the Measurement of Meaning: Logotherapy's Empirical Contributions to Humanistic Psychology

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Theoretical Perspectives Guiding QOL Indicator Projects (2011, background): “Examples of QOL measures based on the concept of purpose and meaning in life include Palomar (1997) that asks questions such as ‘‘How do you feel about your sense of purpose in life?’’ More recently, Schulenberg and Melton (2010) have provided some evidence of construct validity in relation to the P”
A Confirmatory Factor-Analytic Evaluation of the Purpose in Life Test: Preliminary Psychometric Support for a Replicable Two-Factor Model (2010, background): “and research studies that document the association between meaning and well-being ( Melton and Schulenberg 2008; Schulenberg 2004; Schulenberg et al. in press).”
The Purpose in Life Test-Short Form: Development and Psychometric Support (2011, methodology): “Meaning is positively associated with hope, faith, love, health, and happiness, and negatively associated with depression, anxiety, drug/alcohol use, and boredom proneness (Melton and Schulenberg 2007, 2008; Pöhlmann et al. 2006; Schulenberg et al. 2008).”