Assessment of Meaning in Adolescents Receiving Clinical Services in Mississippi Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: An Application of the Purpose in Life Test‐Short Form (PIL‐SF)

Schulenberg, Stefan E.; Smith, C. Veronica; Drescher, Christopher F.; Buchanan, Erin Michelle

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“…The following scales relating to strengths and social relationships and tested previously in Poland were taken into account as potential psychosocial determinants: sense of the meaning of life according to the Polish 4-item Purposes in Life scale based on the Schulenberg approach ( 2016 )—range 0–24; alpha = 0.809; mean 17.11 ± 4.61. sense of self-esteem on the 10-point Rosenberg ( 1965 ) scale—range 0–30; alpha = 0.845; mean 18.83 ± 5.18.…”

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Psychosocial determinants of sexual norms and their impact on sexual debut in Polish adolescents

Izdebski

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Kowalewska

et al. 2020

Int J Public Health

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Objectives In an attempt to describe composite scales relating to sexual norms, we present their structure, psychosocial determinants, and the association with adolescent sexual initiation. Methods A representative sample of Polish students was surveyed in 2015 (n = 1024, mean age 17.8 ± 0.31). Three scales of sexual norms were identified using principal component analysis. Logistic regression and path models were applied. Results The scales concerning stereotype gender norms, as well as restrictive and permissive sexual norms, were developed. Restrictive norms lead to later sexual initiation and were more frequent in combination with love for the first partner. The variability of all the indices was significantly correlated with the peer environment. A number of direct and indirect paths were found among the above indices, family relationships (support, communication), and socio-emotional strengths, such as the meaning of life, coherence, and self-esteem. Conclusions The norms of sexual morality should be included in the analysis of the determinants of adolescent sexual behaviours along with an investigation of complex causal models. The results may contribute to improvement in sexual health promotion.

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“…sense of the meaning of life according to the Polish 4-item Purposes in Life scale based on the Schulenberg approach ( 2016 )—range 0–24; alpha = 0.809; mean 17.11 ± 4.61.…”

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Psychosocial determinants of sexual norms and their impact on sexual debut in Polish adolescents

Izdebski

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Kowalewska

et al. 2020

Int J Public Health

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“…Whereas presence of meaning is regarded as a trait‐like and relatively stable resource that plays a protective and rehabilitative role in helping people cope with adversity (Aiena, Buchanan, Smith, & Schulenberg, ; Park, ; Schulenberg, Smith, Drescher, & Buchanan, ; Steger & Frazier, ; Steger & Kashdan, ; Steger, Oishi, & Kashdan, ; Steger, Owens, & Park, ), search for meaning may indicate unresolved coping with adversity or the persistence of efforts to make sense of the event and rebuild mental models (Davis, Nolen‐Hoeksema, & Larson, ; Steger & Park, ). Thus, presence of meaning should be positively correlated with reports of PTG.…”

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Meaning and Posttraumatic Growth Among Survivors of the September 2013 Colorado Floods

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In the wake of significant adversity, a range of recovery outcomes are possible, from prolonged distress to minimal effects on functioning and even psychological growth. Finding meaning in one's life is thought to facilitate optimal recovery from such adversity. Research on psychological growth and recovery often focuses on the daily hassles or significant traumas of convenience samples or on people's psychological recovery from medical illness. A small body of research is developing to test theories of growth among survivors of natural disasters. The present study of 57 survivors of the 2013 Colorado floods tested the incremental relations between posttraumatic growth (PTG) and dimensions of meaning in life, vitality, and perceived social support. The most consistent relations observed were among the one dimension of meaning-search for meaning-perceived social support, and PTG. Despite the limitations of this study, we conclude that search for meaning in life may be an important part of recovery from natural disasters, floods being one example.

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“…On the other hand, higher level of self-efficacy is associated with better recovery from the setbacks, higher resilience and goal commitment (Pajares, 1996;Schwarzer et al, 1997). It is also related to both meaning in life and well-being (Schulenberg, Smith, Drescher, & Buchanan, 2016). DeWitz and colleagues (2009) found that selfefficacy is a significant predictor of meaning in life.…”

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Self-efficacy as a mediator of the relationship between meaning in life and subjective well-being in cardiac patients

Krok¹,

Gerymski²

2019

Current Issues in Personality Psychology

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The theoretical framework and empirical data suggest that the relationship between meaning in life and well-being might be mediated by self-efficacy. Based on the cognitive-affective processing system (CAPS), self-concordance model and empirical data, we assume that self-efficacy might also act as a mediator between meaning in life and subjective well-being in cardiac patients. participants and procedure This study was conducted in cardiology units in Poland. Patients who met the inclusion/exclusion criteria were approached by research assistants in the inpatient clinic and outpatient centre in a cardiology unit in Poland. Results of the 176 participants (82 women and 94 men) aged from 45 to 82 years (M = 58.56, SD = 8.25) were included in this study. results Meaning in life and self-efficacy were significantly related to the each other and two dimensions of subjective well-being. Using path analysis we confirmed the direct effects of meaning in life on life satisfaction and positive affect and indirect effects of meaning in life on life satisfaction, positive affect, and negative affect. Self-efficacy was found to be a partial mediator in the relationship between meaning in life with life satisfaction and positive affect. As there was no direct path between meaning in life and negative affect, meaning in life was a full mediator between these factors. conclusions The present study shows the complexity of the relationship between purpose-oriented personality trait and chronic patients' well-being. This finding provides a solid foundation for further investigation of the influence of personality traits on patients' functioning and well-being.

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Assessment of Meaning in Adolescents Receiving Clinical Services in Mississippi Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: An Application of the Purpose in Life Test‐Short Form (PIL‐SF)

Abstract: The PIL-SF is a useful measure with adolescents. Moreover, meaning is an important concept to consider with respect to disasters.

Cited by 26 publications

References 31 publications

Psychosocial determinants of sexual norms and their impact on sexual debut in Polish adolescents

Psychosocial determinants of sexual norms and their impact on sexual debut in Polish adolescents

Meaning and Posttraumatic Growth Among Survivors of the September 2013 Colorado Floods

Self-efficacy as a mediator of the relationship between meaning in life and subjective well-being in cardiac patients

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