Meaning, mortality, and choice : the social psychology of existential concerns

By Phillip R. Shaver, Mario Mikulincer. 2012

140 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Social Psychology

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2. Matthew Baldwin
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4. T. Wildschut
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Citations in the corpus

• Exploring Nostalgia's Influence on Psychological Growth (2014, background): “Along these lines, Baumeister (1992) argued that meaning in life is based, in part, on the extent to which patterns in the environment can be clearly discerned (see also Becker, 1964; King, 2012).”
• The three meanings of meaning in life: Distinguishing coherence, purpose, and significance (2016, unknown): “On the opposite end of the spectrum, Williams and his colleagues have shown that sense of being ostracized leads to people experiencing their lives as less meaningful (see Williams, 2012; Zadro, Williams, & Richardson, 2004).”