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Routines and Meaning in Life by Heintzelman, Samantha J., King, Laura A.

“…Previous research links the experience of meaning in life (MIL) with environmental structure and the coherence of external stimuli…”
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Finding "meaning" in psychology: a lay theories approach to self-regulation, social perception, and social development by Molden, Daniel C, Dweck, Carol S

“… This article discusses an alternate approach that complements interests in universal principles with analyses of the unique psychological meaning that individuals find in their experiences and interactions…”
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A psychologically rich life: Beyond happiness and meaning by Oishi, Shigehiro, Westgate, Erin C

“… We present empirical evidence that happiness, meaning, and psychological richness are related but distinct and desirable aspects of a good life, with unique causes and correlates…”
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The meaning of attention control by Oberauer, Klaus

“…Attention control has been proposed as an ability construct that explains individual differences in fluid intelligence. Evaluating this hypothesis is…”
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Context reconsidered: Complex signal ensembles, relational meaning, and population thinking in psychological science by Barrett, Lisa Feldman

“… methodological tradition: namely, that certain expressive movements have biologically prepared, inherent emotional meanings that issue from singular, universal processes which are independent of but interact with contextual influences…”
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Meaning makes touch affective by Sailer, Uta, Leknes, Siri

“… The perceived purpose or meaning of touch is in turn informed by the sensory characteristics together with the setting, person factors, and the touchee’s expectations…”
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Meaning guides attention in real-world scene images: Evidence from eye movements and meaning maps by Henderson, John M., Hayes, Taylor R.

“…We compared the influence of meaning and of salience on attentional guidance in scene images…”
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Clarifying the Meaning of Clinically Meaningful Benefit in Clinical Research: Noticeable Change vs Valuable Change by Weinfurt, Kevin P

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Trap‐dependence in capture–recapture studies: empirical evidence in vertebrates and biological meaning by Cachelou, Jessica, Gaillard, Jean‐Michel, Chassagneux, Agathe, Baubet, Eric, Gamelon, Marlène

“…‐dependence and discuss its biological meaning. We highlight that when trap‐dependence occurs, trap…”
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Ventromedial prefrontal-subcortical systems and the generation of affective meaning by Roy, Mathieu, Shohamy, Daphna, Wager, Tor D.

“… meaning, and which could explain the common role played by the vmPFC in a range of experimental paradigms…”
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Meaning and gender differences by Bezalel, Jonathan, Mugerman, Yevgeny, Winter, Eyal

“…•We test gender differences with regards to the perceived meaning (of donations).•We show that women's perceived meaning is more sensitive to the existence of gift rewards than that of…”
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The Meaning of Health in Rural South Africa: Gender, the Life Course, and the Socioepidemiological Context by Mojola, Sanyu A., Ice, Erin, Schatz, Enid, Angotti, Nicole, Houle, Brian, Gómez-Olivé, F. Xavier

“…This article examines the meaning of health among middle-aged and older adults in a rural South African setting, where 72 percent of adults aged 40 and over are living with a major chronic condition…”
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Implicit meaning in life: The assessment and construct validity of implicit meaning in life and relations with explicit meaning in life and depression by Huo, Jun-Yu, Wang, Xin-Qiang, Steger, Michael F., Ge, Ying, Wang, Yin-Cheng, Liu, Ming-Fan, Ye, Bao-Juan

“…This study aimed to establish a method for assessing implicit meaning in life (MIL), as well as to determine the relationship between implicit MIL and explicit MIL…”
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The meaning of race in psychology and how to change it: a methodological perspective by Helms, Janet E, Jernigan, Maryam, Mascher, Jackquelyn

“…; (b) used principles of the scientific method to show that racial categories lack conceptual meaning; (c…”
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"Passive victim – strong survivor"? Perceived meaning of labels applied to women who were raped by Papendick, Michael, Bohner, Gerd

“…Three experiments (total N = 464) were conducted in parallel with English- and German-speaking participants to examine the perceived meanings and effects of the labels "victim" versus "survivor…”
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Parent–Child Closeness and Parents’ Meaning in Life in Personal Meaning in Life: Examining Ethnic Differences by Yu, Elizabeth A., Chang, Edward C.

“…We examined for ethnic differences in how parent–child closeness and parents’ meaning in life predict personal meaning in life between 187 Asian American and 201 European American college students…”
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The dynamics of death and meaning: the effects of death-relevant cognitions and personal need for structure on perceptions of meaning in life by Vess, Matthew, Routledge, Clay, Landau, Mark J, Arndt, Jamie

“…Do reminders of mortality increase or decrease perceptions of life's meaning? The authors propose that death-relevant thought has divergent effects on meaning perceptions depending on individuals' personal need for structure (PNS…”
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The meaning of social support for persons with serious mental illness: A family member perspective by Chronister, Julie, Fitzgerald, Sandra, Chou, Chih-Chin

“…Social support is essential to the health and well-being of persons with serious mental illness (SMI), and family members are a primary source of this support…”
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On the meaning and measurement of maximization by Cheek, Nathan N., Schwartz, Barry

“…Building on Herbert Simon’s critique of rational choice theory, Schwartz et al. (2002) proposed that when making choices, some individuals — maximizers —…”
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You Can’t Always Get What You Need: How Meaning in Life Mediates the Relationship Between Need Satisfaction and Depression: You Can’t Always Get What You Need: How Meaning in Life Mediates the Relationship Between Need Satisfaction and Depression by Russo-Netzer, Pninit, Tarrasch, Ricardo

“…Meaning in life (MIL) is widely recognized as a key factor in well-being and psychological resilience, yet the mechanisms linking psychological needs and MIL remain understudied…”
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