Moderators of the effects of meaning-centered group psychotherapy in cancer survivors on personal meaning, psychological well-being, and distress
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DOI: 10.1007/s00520-017-3757-x
Abstract: PurposeThere is evidence to support that meaning-centered group psychotherapy for cancer survivors (MCGP-CS) is an effective intervention for improving personal meaning and psychological well-being, as well as reducing psychological distress. In order to investigate which… read more here.
Keywords: term; personal meaning; treatment; psychological well ... See more keywords
Raising awareness of seating furniture design in landscape architecture education: physical, activity-use and meaning dimensions
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DOI: 10.1007/s10798-019-09514-8
Abstract: The aim of an urban space design is creating successful open spaces that can provide a high level of pleasure and contribute to urban life by meeting human needs and expectations. Successful open spaces are… read more here.
Keywords: meaning; seating furniture; design; physical activity ... See more keywords
Examining Cross-Cultural Relationships Between Meaning in Life and Psychological Well-Being in Turkey and the United States
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DOI: 10.1007/s10902-020-00275-z
Abstract: This study explored the extent to which meaning in life (i.e., presence and search) relates to different aspects of psychological well-being in American and Turkish students. It also assessed whether presence of meaning moderated the… read more here.
Keywords: presence meaning; meaning life; search; psychological well ... See more keywords
The Affective Meaning of Words is Constrained by the Conceptual Meaning
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DOI: 10.1007/s10936-019-09663-w
Abstract: To directly investigate the reciprocal causal relationship of the conceptual and affective meaning of words, two priming experiments were conducted with the lexical decision task. In Experiment 1, the influence of semantic relatedness on the… read more here.
Keywords: priming effect; meaning words; meaning; affective meaning ... See more keywords
Evolving meaning from being pregnant and becoming a new mother over the period of a major earthquake: A grounded theory study
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102476
Abstract: Abstract This study aimed to investigate the experience of women who were pregnant and gave birth over the period of a major earthquake, and the roles and dynamics of family in relation to the health… read more here.
Keywords: meaning; period major; earthquake; major earthquake ... See more keywords
The pros and cons of having a meaningful life
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DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2017.08.012
Abstract: Abstract Although meaning in life is often perceived as an important aspect of psychological well-being, Baumeister, Vohs, Aaker, and Garbinsky (2013) suggest that finding meaning in one's life includes not only positive affect but also… read more here.
Keywords: cons meaningful; meaningful life; meaning; pros cons ... See more keywords
Pragmatics as an interdisciplinary field
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DOI: 10.1016/j.pragma.2021.04.015
Abstract: Abstract This short article takes up the question: How do we derive meaning from others' utterances? Within linguistic pragmatics, a first reply to this question was provided by Grice's account of non-natural meaning and his… read more here.
Keywords: meaning; pragmatics interdisciplinary; question; implicature ... See more keywords
Of Viruses, Vaccines, and Variability: Qualitative Meaning Matters
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2020.05.015
Abstract: Abstract Deaths from COVID-19 depend on millions of people understanding risk and translating this understanding into risk-reduction behaviors. Although numerical information about risk is helpful, numbers are surprisingly ambiguous, and there are predictable mismatches in… read more here.
Keywords: risk; viruses vaccines; qualitative meaning; vaccines variability ... See more keywords
Do You Use Love to Make it Lovely? The Role of Meaning Overlap across Morphological Relatives in the Development of Morphological Representations.
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DOI: 10.1017/s0305000922000356
Abstract: We examined whether and how the degree of meaning overlap between morphologically related words influences sentence plausibility judgment in children. In two separate studies with kindergarten and second-graders, English-speaking and French-speaking children judged the plausibility… read more here.
Keywords: use love; meaning; word pairs; development ... See more keywords
The Meaning as a Buffer Hypothesis: Spiritual Meaning Attenuates the Effect of Disaster-Related Resource Loss on Posttraumatic Stress
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DOI: 10.1037/rel0000098
Abstract: Religious and spiritual beliefs serve a number of functions, including promoting mental health in the wake of negative life events. We explore the “meaning as a buffer” hypothesis, which posits that (spiritual) meaning will shield… read more here.
Keywords: resource loss; posttraumatic stress; meaning; spiritual meaning ... See more keywords
How words take on new meaning
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DOI: 10.1038/s41562-018-0345-0
Abstract: In English, we use the same word to describe the flesh of animals when served as food, a person’s secret plan, and a sports event. In fact, the word ‘game’ has even more meanings. How… read more here.
Keywords: words take; word; take new; meaning ... See more keywords