Purpose in Life : A Critical Component of Optimal Youth Development. 1st ed. 2014

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by Kendall Cotton Bronk

出版情報:

Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014

著者名:

• Cotton Bronk, Kendall.
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ISBN:

9789400774919 [9400774915]    

注記:

Foreword; William Damon -- Chapter 1. Introduction and Definition -- Chapter 2. Measuring Purpose -- Chapter 3. The Role of Purpose in Optimal Human Functioning -- Chapter 4. Purpose across the Lifespan -- Chapter 5. Origins and Supports for Purpose -- Chapter 6. Inspiring Types of Purposes in Life -- Chapter 7. The Experience of Purpose among Diverse Groups of Individuals -- Chapter 8. Youth Purpose Exemplars -- Chapter 9. Future Directions for Purpose Research.
This volume integrates and makes sense of the growing body of theoretical and empirical research conducted on purpose across the lifespan.  It opens with a comprehensive yet detailed discussion of the definitions of purpose most commonly used in studies on the topic.  In addition to defining the construct, the author also discusses its philosophical roots and distinguishes it from related concepts, including meaning, goals, and ultimate concerns.  This volume discusses the disparate perspectives on the construct and addresses the tendency to position purpose in the broader frame of positive psychology.  It synthesizes distinct strands of research on purpose across the lifespan, it explores studies on the daily and longer-term experience of a purposeful existence, and it delves deeply into the wide range of measurement tools that have been used to assess the purpose construct.  Further, it examines the prevalence and forms of purpose among diverse groups of youth and discusses the developmental trajectory of t

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