Meaning in life
| Autor: | Dominique L. Debats |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 1996 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Psychotherapist media_common.quotation_subject SENSE ATTRIBUTIONS MEANINGLESSNESS Personal Satisfaction Affect (psychology) Adaptation Psychological PSYCHOTHERAPY Humans Meaning (existential) SUBSTANCE USE media_common PERSONALITY Self-esteem Life satisfaction Construct validity General Medicine Prognosis PURPOSE DEPRESSION Self Concept Clinical Psychology REGARD INDEX Multivariate Analysis Well-being Regression Analysis Female Psychology Attribution Construct (philosophy) HARDINESS Morale |
| Zdroj: | British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 35, 503-516. Wiley |
| ISSN: | 0144-6657 |
| Popis: | The clinical relevance of the meaning in life construct is examined by evaluating its ability to predict patients' general and psychological well-being and their posttreatment functioning. Evidence is obtained for the notion that meaning in Life (a) would affect both positive and negative aspects of well-being, (b) that it would be related to improvement during psychotherapy, and (c) that it would predict the outcome of psychotherapy, independently of patients' pre-treatment levels of wellbeing. The findings not only support the clinical relevance of the meaning in life concept, but they also favour the construct validity of the Life Regard Index, an instrument that was designed to measure the relevant construct. It is concluded that the neglected meaning in life issue deserves greater therapeutic and scientific consideration. Clinical implications and suggestions for future research are discussed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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