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The unbearable lightness of meaning: Well-being and unstable meaning in life
Michael F. Steger, Todd B. Kashdan
The Journal of Positive Psychology (2013) Vol. 8, Iss. 2, pp. 103-115
Closed Access | Times Cited: 122

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Meaningfulness as Satisfaction of Autonomy, Competence, Relatedness, and Beneficence: Comparing the Four Satisfactions and Positive Affect as Predictors of Meaning in Life
Frank Martela, Richard M. Ryan, Michael F. Steger
Journal of Happiness Studies (2017) Vol. 19, Iss. 5, pp. 1261-1282
Closed Access | Times Cited: 307
Meaning is about mattering: Evaluating coherence, purpose, and existential mattering as precursors of meaning in life judgments.
Vlad Costin, Vivian L. Vignoles
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (2019) Vol. 118, Iss. 4, pp. 864-884
Open Access | Times Cited: 228
Nostalgia and well-being in daily life: An ecological validity perspective.
David B. Newman, Matthew E. Sachs, Arthur A. Stone, et al.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (2019) Vol. 118, Iss. 2, pp. 325-347
Open Access | Times Cited: 151
Religion, meaning and purpose, and mental health.
Kathleen Galek, Kevin J. Flannelly, Christopher G. Ellison, et al.
Psychology of Religion and Spirituality (2014) Vol. 7, Iss. 1, pp. 1-12
Closed Access | Times Cited: 153
Relationships Between Meaning in Life, Social and Achievement Events, and Positive and Negative Affect in Daily Life
Kyla A. Machell, Todd B. Kashdan, Jerome L. Short, et al.
Journal of Personality (2014) Vol. 83, Iss. 3, pp. 287-298
Closed Access | Times Cited: 107
The dynamics of searching for meaning and presence of meaning in daily life
David B. Newman, John B. Nezlek, Todd M. Thrash
Journal of Personality (2017) Vol. 86, Iss. 3, pp. 368-379
Closed Access | Times Cited: 106
Engaging in personally meaningful activities is associated with meaning salience and psychological well-being
Stephanie Ann Hooker, Kevin S. Masters, Kaitlyn M. Vagnini, et al.
The Journal of Positive Psychology (2019) Vol. 15, Iss. 6, pp. 821-831
Closed Access | Times Cited: 82
How Mindfulness Enhances Meaning in Life: A Meta-Analysis of Correlational Studies and Randomized Controlled Trials
Steven Tsun-Wai Chu, Winnie W. S. Mak
Mindfulness (2019) Vol. 11, Iss. 1, pp. 177-193
Closed Access | Times Cited: 74
The relationship between bullying victimization and online game addiction among Chinese early adolescents: The potential role of meaning in life and gender differences
Haiyan Zhao, Xiaofei Li, Jianxiang Zhou, et al.
Children and Youth Services Review (2020) Vol. 116, pp. 105261-105261
Closed Access | Times Cited: 55
Relationships between Mindfulness, Purpose in Life, Happiness, Anxiety, and Depression: Testing a Mediation Model in a Sample of Women
Antonio Crego, Jose Ramón Yela Bernabé, María Ángeles Gómez Martínez, et al.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2021) Vol. 18, Iss. 3, pp. 925-925
Open Access | Times Cited: 52
A closer look at the hedonics of everyday meaning and satisfaction.
William Tov, Huey Woon Lee
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (2015) Vol. 111, Iss. 4, pp. 585-609
Open Access | Times Cited: 63
How do Curiosity, Meaning in Life, and Search for Meaning Predict College Students’ Daily Emotional Exhaustion and Engagement?
Eva Garrosa, Luis Manuel Blanco‐Donoso, Isabel Carmona‐Cobo, et al.
Journal of Happiness Studies (2016) Vol. 18, Iss. 1, pp. 17-40
Closed Access | Times Cited: 58
Sexuality leads to boosts in mood and meaning in life with no evidence for the reverse direction: A daily diary investigation.
Todd B. Kashdan, Fallon R. Goodman, Melissa C. Stiksma, et al.
Emotion (2017) Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 563-576
Closed Access | Times Cited: 53
I Gotta Say, Today Was a Good (and Meaningful) Day: Daily Meaning in Life as a Potential Basic Psychological Need
Benjamin W. Hadden, C. Veronica Smith
Journal of Happiness Studies (2017) Vol. 20, Iss. 1, pp. 185-202
Closed Access | Times Cited: 51
Servant Leadership and Goal Attainment Through Meaningful Life and Vitality: A Diary Study
Raquel Rodríguez‐Carvajal, Marta Herrero, Dirk van Dierendonck, et al.
Journal of Happiness Studies (2018) Vol. 20, Iss. 2, pp. 499-521
Closed Access | Times Cited: 47
Validation of the Meaning in Life Questionnaire in a South African context
Lesego Temane, Itumeleng P. Khumalo, Marié P. Wissing
Journal of Psychology in Africa (2014) Vol. 24, Iss. 1, pp. 51-60
Closed Access | Times Cited: 47
Intergroup conflict self-perpetuates via meaning: Exposure to intergroup conflict increases meaning and fuels a desire for further conflict.
Daniel R. Rovenpor, Thomas C. O’Brien, Antoine Roblain, et al.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (2017) Vol. 116, Iss. 1, pp. 119-140
Closed Access | Times Cited: 43
Need Satisfaction and Optimal Functioning at Leisure and Work: A Longitudinal Validation Study of the DRAMMA Model
Miika Kujanpää, Christine Syrek, Dirk Lehr, et al.
Journal of Happiness Studies (2020) Vol. 22, Iss. 2, pp. 681-707
Open Access | Times Cited: 38
The Psychometric Properties of the Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ) in Patients with Life-Threatening Illnesses
Maede Naghiyaee, Bahman Bahmani, Ali Asgari
The Scientific World JOURNAL (2020) Vol. 2020, pp. 1-8
Open Access | Times Cited: 36
Meaning in life and psychological distress: A meta-analysis
Xiao-Xin He, Xinqiang Wang, Michael F. Steger, et al.
Journal of Research in Personality (2023) Vol. 104, pp. 104381-104381
Closed Access | Times Cited: 13
Personality Factors and Meaning in Life: The Mediating Role of Competence, Relatedness and Autonomy
Nur Demirbaş-Çelik, İbrahim Keklik
Journal of Happiness Studies (2018) Vol. 20, Iss. 4, pp. 995-1013
Closed Access | Times Cited: 33
Advancing our understanding of mental wellbeing and mental health: The call to embrace complexity over simplification
Joep van Agteren, Matthew Iasiello
Australian Psychologist (2019) Vol. 55, Iss. 4, pp. 307-316
Closed Access | Times Cited: 31
Exploring the influence of situational interest on outdoor tourists’ hedonic and eudaimonic well-being
Peng Xu
Frontiers in Psychology (2025) Vol. 16
Open Access
Persistence In Optimal Vocational Identity: The Importance of Exerting Effort Despite Setbacks for Young People Well-Being
Luigia Simona Sica, Valeria Sarnelli, Maria Luongo, et al.
Identity (2025), pp. 1-19
Closed Access
Öğretmenlerin Deprem Sonrası Psikolojik Süreçleri: Umut, Anlam ve Büyüme Yolculuğu
Hulisi GENÇ, Mehmet DEMİRHAN, Yahya Şahi̇n, et al.
İnönü Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi (2025) Vol. 26, Iss. 1, pp. 221-238
Open Access
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