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Purpose & Meaning

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Reading on Purpose & Meaning

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Paper2006

The Meaning in Life Questionnaire: Assessing the Presence of and Search for Meaning in Life

Michael F. Steger, Patricia Frazier, Shigehiro Oishi & Matthew Kaler

Distinguishes having a sense of meaning from searching for one, and shows the two are only weakly related — searching for meaning does not itself indicate distress, and having meaning does not end the search.

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Paper2016

Purpose in Life and Its Relationship to All-Cause Mortality and Cardiovascular Events: A Meta-Analysis

Randy Cohen, Chirag Bavishi & Alan Rozanski

Pools ten prospective cohort studies and finds a strong sense of purpose in life predicts substantially lower all-cause mortality and cardiovascular events, independent of other health behaviours measured.

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Reading on Purpose & Meaning

The Meaning in Life Questionnaire: Assessing the Presence of and Search for Meaning in Life

Purpose in Life and Its Relationship to All-Cause Mortality and Cardiovascular Events: A Meta-Analysis

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