The science of meaning in life

LA King, JA Hicks - Annual review of psychology, 2021‏ - annualreviews.org
Meaning in life has long been a mystery of human existence. In this review, we seek to
demystify this construct. Focusing on the subjective experience of meaning in life, we review …

The interpersonal theory of suicide: A systematic review and meta-analysis of a decade of cross-national research.

C Chu, JM Buchman-Schmitt, IH Stanley… - Psychological …, 2017‏ - psycnet.apa.org
Over the past decade, the interpersonal theory of suicide has contributed to substantial
advances in the scientific and clinical understanding of suicide and related conditions. The …

The three-step theory of suicide: Description, evidence, and some useful points of clarification

ED Klonsky, MC Pachkowski, A Shahnaz, AM May - Preventive medicine, 2021‏ - Elsevier
There has been considerable uptake of the Three-Step Theory (3ST) of suicide since its
publication in 2015. The 3ST is a concise, evidence-based, and actionable theory that …

The three meanings of meaning in life: Distinguishing coherence, purpose, and significance

F Martela, MF Steger - The Journal of Positive Psychology, 2016‏ - Taylor & Francis
Despite growing interest in meaning in life, many have voiced their concern over the
conceptual refinement of the construct itself. Researchers seem to have two main ways to …

The meaning-enhancing properties of psychedelics and their mediator role in psychedelic therapy, spirituality, and creativity

I Hartogsohn - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2018‏ - frontiersin.org
Past research has demonstrated to the ability of psychedelics to enhance suggestibility, and
pointed to their ability to amplify perception of meaning. This paper examines the existing …

[كتاب][B] Rethinking suicide: Why prevention fails, and how we can do better

CJ Bryan - 2021‏ - books.google.com
An examination of how suicide prevention efforts largely fail due to the mistaken assumption
that greater mental health awareness is the key to saving lives. Over the last two decades …

Meaning in life as a protective factor against suicidal tendencies in Chinese University students

B Lew, K Chistopolskaya, A Osman, JMY Huen… - BMC psychiatry, 2020‏ - Springer
Background A substantial increase in rates of suicide worldwide, especially among late
adolescents and young adults, has been observed. It is important to identify specific risk and …

The way is the goal: The role of goal focus for successful goal pursuit and subjective well-being

OJ Kaftan, AM Freund, E Diener, S Oishi, L Tay - 2018‏ - zora.uzh.ch
Goals are considered by some theories as essential for subjective well-being (ie, telic
theories, see Diener, 1984). In fact, achieving goals is beneficial for subjective well-being …

Preventing suicide in rural communities during the COVID‐19 pandemic

LL Monteith, R Holliday, TL Brown… - The Journal of …, 2020‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Individuals in rural communities are at increased risk for suicide. 1, 2 While the impact of
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to unfold, 3 it is likely that suicide risk …

Measuring the shadows: A systematic review of chronic emptiness in borderline personality disorder

CE Miller, ML Townsend, NJS Day, BFS Grenyer - PloS one, 2020‏ - journals.plos.org
Background Chronic feelings of emptiness is an under-researched symptom of borderline
personality disorder (BPD), despite indications it may be central to the conceptualisation …