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Purpose‐in‐life and the three aspects of valuing
Author(s) -
Simmons Dale D.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(198010)36:4<921::aid-jclp2270360414>3.0.co;2-n
Subject(s) - psychology , competence (human resources) , existentialism , purpose in life , social psychology , value (mathematics) , meaning (existential) , epistemology , psychotherapist , philosophy , machine learning , computer science
Correlated the Purpose‐in‐Life Test, designed to assess Frankl's concept of existential vacuum, with other measures of valuing competence, fulfillment in valuing, and value system content ( N = 99). Findings indicated that a sense of meaning in living is associated with a differential ability to make value judgments about the self but not about the external world, with present and anticipated future satisfaction but not with judged quality of past life, and with a relative emphasis upon responsible, intelectual self‐control and de‐emphasis upon being cheerful and pleasant. Implications are discussed.