The present meta-analysis synthesizes the emerging literature on the relationship of Big
Five personality traits to autism spectrum disorder. Studies were included if they (1) either (a) …

Despite being a valued resource for adolescent health and development, the field maintains
an incomplete view of how youths' sense of purpose in life corresponds with their subjective …

In recent decades there has been a dramatic increase in the amount of research focused on
purpose in life, demonstrating a host of benefits that emerge for individuals committed to a …

It is now accepted that sub-clinical autistic traits are continuously distributed in the general
population. It appears that there has been no prior research on the relationship between …

Having a sense of purpose in life has been discussed as a psychological asset for
promoting positive youth development. Yet confidence in the benefits of purpose has …

Autistic people and people with other developmental disabilities (DD) are at high likelihood
for anxiety and depression, which can negatively affect adult life. Therefore, this study …

Though becoming wise is perhaps not an uncommon goal, scholars suggest that wisdom is,
in actuality, a rare personal quality. The thesis of this chapter rests on a developmental …

Introduction Drawing from positive youth development theory, the research team examined
purpose in life among adolescents diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) …

This study examined how two individual differences—autistic traits and sense of purpose—
predict perceptions of purpose development and adult status. Participants (N= 805, M age …

Despite robust evidence that personality tests are capable of identifying employees who are
well suited for a job (Wilmot & Ones, 2021) there are populations of people who hold …