Stability and specificity of meaning in life and life satisfaction over one year

By M. Steger, T. Kashdan. 2007

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Subfields: Applied Psychology, General Health Professions, Social Psychology

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The meaningful life in Japan and the United States: Levels and correlates of meaning in life (2008, background): “However, correlational, factor analytic, and longitudinal evidence suggests that presence of meaning and search for meaning are only moderately related and are distinct from one another (Steger et al., 2006, in press; Steger & Kashdan, 2007).”
Is Searching for Meaning in Life Associated With Reduced Subjective Well-Being? Confirmation and Possible Moderators (2012, background): “Steger and Kashdan (2007) speculated that if an individual experiences an absence of meaning in life, because meaning is such a core motivation, the individual should be driven to seek meaning.”
Is a life without meaning satisfying? The moderating role of the search for meaning in satisfaction with life judgments (2011, background): “Empirical research on meaning in life has revealed consistent, positive relations between meaning in life and many measures of well-being (Reker, Peacock, & Wong, 1987 ; Ryff, 1989 ), including life satisfaction (Steger et al, 2006 ; Steger & Kashdan, 2007 ; Zika & Chamberlain, 1987 ).”
Adolescents’ Life Satisfaction During the Transition to Post-Comprehensive Education: Antecedents and Consequences (2010, background): “The low stability estimates of Steger and Kashdan (2007) might thus be due to the relatively young age of the sample.”
Positive mood and social relatedness as information about meaning in life (2009, background): “Each subscale has shown convergent and discriminant validity, as well as high test-retest reliability (Steger et al., 2006; Steger & Kashdan, 2007).”
The Purpose in Life Test-Short Form: Development and Psychometric Support (2011, background): “80, and the scores correlate as expected with a range of positive and negative constructs (Kashdan and Breen 2007; Steger et al. 2006; Steger and Kashdan 2007; Strack 2007).”
The Role of Purposeful Work Goals in Promoting Meaning in Life and in Schoolwork During Adolescence (2009, background): “…acceptable internal consistency in the present study (α = .80), and, in previous research, validity, as it was related to a variety of aspects of well-being, such as life satisfaction and long-term positive affect, and negatively related to depression (Steger et al., 2006; Steger & Kashdan, 2007).”
Meaning in life across the life span: Levels and correlates of meaning in life from emerging adulthood to older adulthood (2009, neutral): “Both subscales have demonstrated very good internal consistency in previous studies ( ’s between 0.82 and 0.88; Steger et al., 2006) and adequate test–retest stability over periods from a month to a year (Steger & Kashdan, 2007; Steger et al., 2006).”
The unbearable lightness of meaning: Well-being and unstable meaning in life (2013, background): “Research has demonstrated that MLQ scores are reliable and valid (Steger et al., 2006; Steger & Kashdan, 2007).”
Curiosity and pathways to well-being and meaning in life: Traits, states, and everyday behaviors (2007, methodology): “A multitrait-multimethod matrix study provided support for excellent convergent and discriminant validity from life satisfaction, optimism, and self-esteem, and evidence for reliability and stability has been strong (Steger and Kashdan 2007; Steger et al. in press b).”
Self-compassion and Posttraumatic Growth: Cognitive Processes as Mediators (2017, methodology): “^ This scale has been shown valid and reliable in student and clinical samples (e.g., Schulenberg et al. 2011; Steger et al. 2006; Steger and Kashdan 2007).”
Exploring links between career adaptability, work volition, and well-being among Turkish students (2015, background): “…hundreds of studies have linked life meaning with life satisfaction (e.g., Chamberlain & Zika, 1988; Duffy, Allan, et al., 2013; Duffy & Sedlacek, 2010; Steger & Kashdan, 2007; Steger et al., 2006), only one has linked work volition with life satisfaction (Duffy, Bott, Torrey, et al., 2013).”