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Dec 1, 2020 · In the present analysis, we propose a more outward focused existential psychology by considering the role meaning plays in building and sustaining healthy communities and societies.
Meaning in life and the agency it generates has important implications for social and economic health, which are two critical ingredients of societal flourishing. Meaning promotes social and community engagement. Numerous studies have identified social bonds as a primary source of meaning in life.
Jan 13, 2021 · Meaning in life and the agency it generates has important implications for social and economic health, which are two critical ingredients of societal flourishing. Meaning promotes social and community engagement. Numerous studies have identified social bonds as a primary source of meaning in life.
- Meaning as A Standalone Topic
- Meaning as A Framework For Positive Education
- Meaning as A Common Language Within Education
Meaning in life can also be taught as a specific topic on its own. The three facets of meaning (coherence, purpose, significance) lend themselves to students utilizing their own personal experience to bring these abstract concepts to life and to understand the intertwined nature of meaning. In its most basic sense, educators can start by asking wha...
Meaning is a higher order, abstract, and integrative construct, and therefore should have utility as a framework for positive education. Many positive educational institutions offer their stakeholders models that speak to the nature or identity of the institution itself. Often these models evoke the style, values, guiding principles, or way of the ...
Because meaning has such rich potential as an integrative concept, it is possible to use the idea of meaning in life as a way of helping students, educators, administrators, support staff, parents, communities, and governing bodies frame the importance of education itself. It can be integrated across curricula to provide a common language for the i...
- Michael F. Steger, Michael F. Steger, Maeve B. O’Donnell, Jessica L. Morse
- 2021
The present study aimed to examine the associations of compassion with psychological distress, flourishing, and meaning in life among university students and explore the mechanisms underlying these associations.
Jun 25, 2021 · Meaning in life captures our universal desire for life to be significant, coherent, and purposeful. By helping students begin and continue to take steps on pathways to meaning, positive...
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Dec 16, 2020 · We propose that meaning has important social and economic implications, particularly when societies are facing major existential threats such as the current COVID-19 pandemic.
