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Purpose Wie eine erfolgreiche berufliche Neuorientierung gelingen kann
Das Zeitalter, in dem nach Schul- und Universitätsabschlüssen Entscheidungen für ein ganzes Berufsleben getroffen wurden, liegt hinter uns. Die...
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Purpose in Life and Associated Cognitive and Affective Mechanisms
Purpose in life is a well-established contributor to positive well-being. However, for a more comprehensive understanding of purpose in life, further...
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Applying an Allportian Trait Perspective to Sense of Purpose
Sense of purpose captures the extent to which one feels that they have personally meaningful goals and directions guiding them through life. While...
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Social network type contributes to purpose in life among older people, mediated by social support
A sense of Purpose in Life is an important aspect of ageing well which is related to older adult’s social relationships. Social network types and the...
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The Purpose of Strategic Planning
Chapter 3 arrived at two conclusions, Firstly, planning is about intervention to deliver a ‘public good’ that would otherwise not be achieved by the...
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All-Purpose Medicine
Glocalization is a process whereby local cultures adapt dominant global cultural trends and redefine or blend them to suit particular needs,...
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Purpose in Life: A Reconceptualization for Very Late Life
Purpose in life has been defined as having goals, aims, objectives, and a sense of directedness that give meaning to one’s life and existence. Scales...
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Measuring Specific Purpose Orientations in Working Adults
The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a scale designed to measure specific purpose orientations among adults. Following literature...
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Research: Meaning and Purpose
The objective of the chapter is to provide the conceptual framework of the research and research process and draw the importance of research in...
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English proficiency as a performance of digital social capital: understanding how Chinese study abroad students use WeChat for the symbolic purpose of English language learning
This study investigates how Chinese study abroad students utilize WeChat for the symbolic purpose of English language learning while exploring what...
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Effects of Changes in Frequency of Going Out during the COVID-19 Pandemic on ikigai (Sense of Purpose in Life) and Mental Health in Middle-Aged and Older Adults in Japan
To clarify whether changes in frequency of going out due to the COVID-19 pandemic affect ikigai (sense of purpose in life) and mental health in...
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On the promise and purpose of archaeology for rebuilding the history of the **a Dynasty of Bronze Age China
While resolving chronological issues of the Chinese Bronze Age through written records found in ancient texts is a central issue in historical and...
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Children’s Spirituality: Spiritual Voice(s) on Journeys to Finding Meaning and Purpose
The spiritual dimension of childhood is one of the least understood and hence most overlooked aspects of young people’s lives, especially in many...
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‘Elderhood’ and Sabbath Rest as Vocation: Identity, Purpose, & Belonging
Recognizing the challenges associated with aging in western culture and its particular vulnerability to despair, this paper turns to an Augustinian...
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When Happiness is Both Joy and Purpose: The Complexity of the Pursuit of Happiness and Well-Being is Related to Actual Well-Being
People differ in how they define and pursue happiness and well-being (HWB). Previous studies suggested that the best way to achieve a high level of...
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With Whom Do You Discuss and for What Purpose?
We have seen that it is not easy and perhaps impossible to convince certain believers. At the same time, very different approaches are conceivable in...
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Identity Formation Among Gay Men, Lesbian Women, Bisexual and Heterosexual Samples: Associations with Purpose in Life, Life Satisfaction, Pathways to Purpose and Implications for Positive Sexual Minority Identity
Previous research has demonstrated that coherent identity formation is promotive of purpose in life and positive well-being outcomes, such as lower...