scholarly journals On the Relationship of Extraversion, Vitality and Meaning in Life among Chinese College Student

2016 ◽  
Vol 06 (01) ◽  
pp. 85-90
Author(s):  
钰婷 李
Keyword(s):  
College Student ◽  
Meaning In Life ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Chinese College Student

One Voice Speaking for Many: the Mau Mau Movement and Kenyan Autobiography

1983 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol E. Neubauer
Keyword(s):  
Meaning In Life ◽  
Extended Family ◽  
Distinct Group ◽  
Special Relationship ◽  
Mau Mau ◽  
The Past ◽  
To Come ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

In most traditional African societies, the relationship of the individual to the community is clearly defined from birth. Each child soon comes to understand his special relationship to his extended family, and to the historical founders of his ethnic group. Hereditary lines trace ancestral origins, and names reflect ties to past generations as well as those yet to come. From the very beginning the child understands that he is not alone, and that he is an integral member of a distinct group with traditional responsibilities and expectations. He perceives himself not as a solitary individual who must discover his own meaning in life, but rather identifies with the legendary history and social values of his clan. These inherited ties to the past, present, and future prove to be of tremendous benefit to the individual, and provide a shared sense of order and security.

Flexibility in Existential Beliefs and Worldviews

2012 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthieu Van Pachterbeke ◽  
Johannes Keller ◽  
Vassilis Saroglou
Keyword(s):  
Regulatory Focus ◽  
Meaning In Life ◽  
Cognitive Biases ◽  
Need For Closure ◽  
Existential Psychology ◽  
Generation Task ◽  
Individual Difference Variables ◽  
Existential Beliefs ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Being open to questioning and changing one’s own existential beliefs and worldviews is an understudied epistemological tendency we call “existential quest.” We found that existential quest is a specific construct that can be distinguished from related constructs such as searching for meaning in life, readiness to question proreligious beliefs (i.e., religious quest), need for closure, and dogmatism. In five studies, we tested the psychometric qualities of a newly developed 9-item scale and the relationship of existential quest with individual difference variables reflecting ideological and epistemological needs (such as authoritarianism or regulatory focus) and behavioral tendencies (myside bias in an argument generation task). Existential quest showed incremental validity over and above established constructs regarding the prediction of relevant cognitive biases and empathy. The findings indicate the relevance of existential quest as an epistemological construct that seems particularly interesting for research in the developing field of existential psychology.

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