On the conflation of purpose and meaning in life: A qualitative study of high school and college student conceptions

Volume: 25, Issue: 4, Pages: 364 - 384
Published: Sep 13, 2019
Abstract
A minimal amount of information is known about how adolescents and emerging adults construe purpose and meaning in life, leaving many researchers to assume youth think about these constructs consistent with scientific understandings. In this preregistered study, we compared adolescent and emerging adult conceptions of purpose and meaning using directed content analysis. High school and college students were randomly assigned to write about...
Paper Details
Title
On the conflation of purpose and meaning in life: A qualitative study of high school and college student conceptions
Published Date
Sep 13, 2019
Volume
25
Issue
4
Pages
364 - 384
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