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Purpose in Life

In: Encyclopedia of Religious and Spiritual Development
Edited by: Elizabeth M. Dowling & W. George Scarlett
Subject:Lifespan & Developmental Psychology (general), Religion, the State & Social Movements

Purpose in life has become a key construct in positive psychology. From a theoretical perspective, psychologists like Victor Frankl postulated that the sense of purpose and meaning in life is crucial for optimal human functioning. Purpose in life is understood to ...

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  Dowling, E. M., & Scarlett, W. G. (2006). Purpose in life. In Encyclopedia of religious and spiritual development (Vol. 1, pp. 368-369). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952477.n199
  
  Dowling, Elizabeth M., and W. G. Scarlett. "Purpose in Life." In Encyclopedia of Religious and Spiritual Development, edited by Dowling, Elizabeth M., and W. G. Scarlett, 368-69. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2006. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952477.n199.
  
  Dowling, E. M. and Scarlett, W. G. 2006. Purpose in Life. In: Elizabeth M. Dowling and W. G. Scarlett Editors, 2006. Encyclopedia of Religious and Spiritual Development, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 368-369 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952477.n199> [Accessed 17 Aug 2022].
  
  Dowling, Elizabeth M. and W. G. Scarlett. "Purpose in Life." Encyclopedia of Religious and Spiritual Development. Edited by Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2006, pp. 368-69. SAGE Knowledge. 17 Aug 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952477.n199.
  
  Dowling, Elizabeth M., and W. G. Scarlett (2006). Purpose in life In:Purpose in life Encyclopedia of religious and spiritual development Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.; 2006:368-369. doi:10.4135/9781412952477.n199
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