Better Later Than Never: Meaning in Late Life

The quest for meaning in life takes on new challenges and directions during late life. This mini-review draws on prior theory to analyze meaningfulness into six discrete dimensions (purpose, value, efficacy, self-worth, mattering, and comprehension) and covers research into how these apply and opera...

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Autores principales: Pachana, Nancy A., Baumeister, Roy F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
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Psychology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8285729/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34282356
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.693116
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spelling pubmed-82857292021-07-18 Better Later Than Never: Meaning in Late Life Pachana, Nancy A. Baumeister, Roy F. Front Psychol Psychology The quest for meaning in life takes on new challenges and directions during late life. This mini-review draws on prior theory to analyze meaningfulness into six discrete dimensions (purpose, value, efficacy, self-worth, mattering, and comprehension) and covers research into how these apply and operate specifically during late life. Limited remaining time, concern with one's legacy, concerns with self-continuity and integration, variable challenges to self-worth, and prioritization of positivity emerge as key themes. Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-02 /pmc/articles/PMC8285729/ /pubmed/34282356 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.693116 Text en Copyright © 2021 Pachana and Baumeister. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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