Proceedings of the Meaning in Life International Conference 2022 - Cultivating, Promoting, and Enhancing Meaning in Life Across Cultures and Life Span (MIL 2022).

Proceedings of the Meaning in Life International Conference 2022 - Cultivating, Promoting, and Enhancing Meaning in Life Across Cultures and Life Span (MIL 2022).

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Superior document:Atlantis Highlights in Social Sciences, Education and Humanities Series ; v.7
:
Chan, Alex Chi-keung.
TeilnehmendeR:
Steger, Michael F.
Chui, Raymond Chi-Fai.
Siu, Nicolson Yat-Fan.
Wong Ip, Susanna Chung Ping.
Lam, Bess Yin-Hung.
Chan, Alex Chi-keung.
Place / Publishing House:Dordrecht : : Atlantis Press (Zeger Karssen),, 2023.
©2022.
Year of Publication:2023
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Atlantis Highlights in Social Sciences, Education and Humanities Series
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Physical Description:1 online resource (250 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Preface
  • Organization
  • Contents
  • Peer-Review Statements
  • 1 Review Procedure
  • 2 Quality Criteria
  • 3 Key Metrics
  • 4 Competing Interests
  • MIL 2022 Keynote Speakers
  • Making Meaning in Life: A Thematic Review of Successful Experimental Psychological and Psychotherapeutic Interventions
  • 1 An Ocean of Meaning Research
  • 1.1 Psychotherapeutic Modalities
  • 2 Reviewing Existing Causality-Informing Work
  • 3 Focal Points and Themes of Meaning in Life Interventions
  • 3.1 Recent Articles on Meaning-Focused Psychotherapies
  • 3.2 Recent Articles Using Psychological Experiments
  • 4 Integrating Psychotherapy and Experimental Psychology Interventions on Meaning in Life
  • 4.1 Eight Focal Points of Meaning Interventions
  • 4.2 Five Themes for Meaning Making
  • 5 Conclusion
  • References
  • Meaning in Life Across Cultures and Times: An Evidence-Based Overview
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Method: Ten Systematic Questions, Ten Systematic Empirical Answers
  • 3 Findings
  • 3.1 Ontological and Epistemological Status
  • 3.2 Types of Meaning
  • 3.3 Approach to Meaning
  • 3.4 Relationship Between Individual and Society
  • 3.5 Development Over Time
  • 3.6 Individual History of Meaning
  • 3.7 Sense of Freedom
  • 3.8 Existential Impact
  • 3.9 Psychological and Daily-Life Impact
  • 4 Discussion
  • References
  • Leveraging the Experience Sampling Method to Study Meaning in Everyday Life
  • 1 Trait Reports of Meaning in Life
  • 2 The Experience Sampling Method for Studying Meaning in Life
  • 3 Capturing Variations in Meaning in Life Within Person
  • 4 What Predicts Meaning in Life Within Person?
  • 5 Accounting for Dynamic Meaning Processes
  • 6 Building on Daily Diary Studies of Meaning in Life
  • 7 What are We Studying When We Measure Momentary Meaning in Life?
  • 8 Future Research Directions
  • References.
  • Finding Meaning in the Unexpected: Underexplored Pathways to Discovering and Cultivating Meaning in Life
  • 1 Listening to the Call of Meaning: Mindfulness
  • 2 Listening to the Call of Meaning: Synchronicity Experiences
  • 3 Conclusion with an Eye to the Future
  • References
  • Meaning in Life Across Cultures
  • The Role of Meaning in Life During the COVID-19 Pandemic on Young Adults' Future Perspectives in Italy and Portugal
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Method
  • 2.1 Procedure and Participants
  • 2.2 Instruments
  • 3 Results
  • 3.1 Preliminary Analysis
  • 3.2 Cross-Country Comparison of Youths' Future Perspectives After COVID-19 and Meaning in Life
  • 4 Discussion
  • References
  • Satisfaction with Life and Career Indecision in Italian University Students: The Mediating Role of Presence of Meaning in Life
  • 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Career Indecision
  • 1.2 Meaning in Life
  • 1.3 Life Satisfaction
  • 1.4 The Present Study
  • 2 Methods
  • 2.1 Sample Size Determination
  • 2.2 Procedure
  • 2.3 Participants
  • 2.4 Measure
  • 2.5 Data Analyses
  • 3 Results
  • 3.1 First Hypothesis
  • 3.2 Second Hypothesis
  • 4 Discussions
  • References
  • Between Career and Motherhood: Understanding Female Academics' Pursuit of Success with Hofstede's "Masculinity/Femininity" Dimension
  • 1 The Stress for Success and Stress of Success in Academia
  • 2 Purpose of the Study
  • 3 Research Method
  • 4 Research Findings and Discussion
  • 4.1 Gender Segregation of Academics at a University in Hong Kong
  • 4.2 Interviews with Three Female Academics
  • 5 Conclusion
  • References
  • Relationship Between Four Needs of Meaning and Smartphone Usage
  • 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Meaning in Life (MIL)
  • 1.2 Perceived Smartphone Usage
  • 1.3 Present Study
  • 2 Method
  • 2.1 Participants
  • 2.2 Measures
  • 3 Results
  • 4 Discussion
  • References
  • Meaning in Life Across Lifespan.
  • The Association Between Stress Exposure, Traumatic Stress and Post-traumatic Growth Among Hong Kong Young Adults Under the "Double-Hit" of Social Unrest and COVID-19
  • 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 The Double-Hit by Social Movement and COVID-19 in Hong Kong
  • 1.2 Hong Kong Young Adults Under the 'Double-Hit'
  • 1.3 Post-traumatic Growth
  • 2 Material and Methods
  • 2.1 Sample
  • 2.2 Instruments
  • 2.3 Procedure
  • 2.4 Statistical Analysis
  • 3 Results
  • 3.1 Sample
  • 3.2 Proportion of Probable Traumatic Stress and Post-traumatic Growth
  • 3.3 Association Between Probable Traumatic Stress, Post-traumatic Growth Category and Perceived Impacts
  • 4 Discussion
  • 5 Conclusions
  • Appendix A
  • Appendix B
  • Appendix C
  • References
  • Using Path Analysis to Investigate Predictors of Problematic Internet Use Among Hong Kong Adolescents
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Definition of Problematic Internet Use
  • 2.1 Problematic Internet Use and Adolescent-Parent Attachment
  • 2.2 Problematic Internet Use and Adolescent Meaning in Life
  • 2.3 Relationships Among Problematic Internet Use, Adolescent Meaning in Life and Adolescent-Parent Attachment
  • 2.4 Adolescent Problematic Internet Use Related to Mental Health
  • 3 The Present Study
  • 3.1 Hypotheses
  • 3.2 Hypothesized Model
  • 4 Method
  • 4.1 Participants
  • 4.2 Instruments
  • 4.3 Procedure
  • 5 Results
  • 5.1 Correlations of Problematic Internet Use Behaviours
  • 5.2 Multivariate Predictors of Problematic Internet Use
  • 6 Discussion
  • 6.1 The Importance of Adolescent-Father Attachment in Problematic Internet Use
  • 6.2 The Importance of Meaning in Life for Problematic Internet Use
  • 6.3 The Path Analysis Model and Problematic Internet Use
  • 7 Limitations and Future Research
  • 7.1 Recommendations for Prevention and Treatment
  • 8 Conclusions
  • References.
  • Does Music Matter? The Role of Music Listening and Meaning in Life in Reducing Stress of Hong Kong People
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Methods
  • 2.1 Participants
  • 2.2 Measurements
  • 3 Results
  • 3.1 Correlation Among Variables
  • 3.2 Testing the Mediating Effects of Meaning in Life
  • 4 Discussion
  • References
  • Awareness of Meaning: The Mechanism Between Future Orientation and Prosocial Tendency
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Literature Review
  • 2.1 Prosocial Tendency
  • 2.2 Future Orientation and Prosocial Tendency
  • 2.3 Meaning in Life
  • 2.4 Meaning in Life and Future Orientation
  • 2.5 Meaning in Life and Prosocial Tendency
  • 3 The Present Study
  • 4 Method
  • 4.1 Participants
  • 4.2 Materials
  • 4.3 Procedures
  • 5 Results
  • 5.1 Correlation Analysis
  • 5.2 Meaning in Life as Mediator
  • 5.3 Presence of Meaning and Search for Meaning as Mediators
  • 6 Discussion and Conclusion
  • References
  • Meaning in Life, Religion, and Transcendence
  • Comparative Analyses of Theosis, Theory of the True Self and Search for Meaning in Life: Diverse Approaches to Self-transcendence
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 ST (Self-transcendence)
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Manifestations and Classification of ST Experience
  • 2.3 Thirty-Four Alternatives of Transcendence
  • 2.4 Empirical Studies of ST
  • 3 Theosis
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Three Types of Definition
  • 3.3 Historical Overview from 8th to 20th Century
  • 3.4 Contemporary Stage of Theory
  • 3.5 Theosis as a Phenomenon
  • 3.6 Sacramental Approach to ST
  • 3.7 Theosis in the West
  • 3.8 How the Concept of Theosis is Linked to Positive Psychology
  • 3.9 Theosis as a Worldview
  • 3.10 Theosis in Modernity
  • 3.11 Conclusions
  • 4 True Self
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Thomas Merton
  • 4.3 Definition of the True Self
  • 4.4 Process of the Transformation to the True Self
  • 4.5 Contemplation.
  • 4.6 Contemplation as a Way to the True Self
  • 4.7 True Self and Theosis
  • 4.8 Relevance of the True Self for the Modern People
  • 4.9 Conclusions
  • 5 MIL in Positive Psychology
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Meaning in Life (MIL)
  • 5.3 Sources of Meaning
  • 5.4 Hierarchic Model of Meaning
  • 5.5 Significance of MIL
  • 5.6 Conclusions
  • 6 Comparison of Spiritual and Psychological Approaches to ST
  • 6.1 Common Studies
  • 6.2 Meaning-Making and Theosis
  • 6.3 Suggestions for the Future Research
  • 7 Conclusions
  • References
  • Christian Faith Enhances Meaning in Life
  • 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 What is the Meaning in Life in this Study?
  • 1.2 Personal Meaning is Closely Related to Goals
  • 1.3 The Effect of Spirituality on Life Meaning
  • 1.4 The Formulation of the Hypothesis
  • 1.5 Previous Studies on Goal Conflict/Coherence and Meaning in Life
  • 2 Methods
  • 3 Results
  • 4 Discussion
  • References
  • The Mediating Role of Prosocial Behavior and Meaning in Life in the Relationship Between Religiosity and Attitude Towards People with Intellectual Disability (ID) of Hong Kong Young Adults
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Research Design and Procedure
  • 3 Measurement
  • 3.1 Religiosity
  • 3.2 Prosocial Behavior
  • 3.3 Meaning in Life
  • 3.4 Attitude Towards People with Intellectual Disability
  • 4 Results
  • 5 Discussion and Conclusion
  • References
  • Elderly Facing Death During the Pandemic: The Ethical Dilemma of Hong Kong Christians
  • 1 Pandemics, Dying and Medical Treatment of the Hong Kong
  • 2 The Study of "Good Death"
  • 2.1 Abraham's Story
  • 2.2 Job's Story
  • 2.3 Elijah's Story
  • 2.4 The "Good Death" in Hong Kong Hospitals
  • 3 The "Good Death" Teaching from Jesus
  • 3.1 Lazarus' Story
  • 3.2 Another Lazarus and His Family
  • 3.3 Jesus Arranged for His Disciples to Take Care of His Mother Before He Died
  • 3.4 Jesus' Own Death
  • 4 Summary.
  • References.

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