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1 online resource |
| Contents |
1. Introduction : the purpose of studying purpose and the need for an ecological perspective -- 2. We meet again : the reintroduction and reintegration of purpose into personality psychology -- 3. Extending research linking purpose in life to health : the challenges of inequality, the potential of the arts, and the imperative of virtue -- 4. Transitions and opportunities : considering purpose in the context of healthy aging -- 5. Discovering the possible : how youth programs provide apprenticeships in purpose -- 6. Discovering identity and purpose in the classroom : theoretical, empirical, and applied perspectives -- 7. Supporting youth purpose in adolescence : youth-adult relationships as ecological assets -- 8. Coming of age on the edge of town : perspectives in growing up in a rural trailer park -- 9. The shape of a life : gender and its influence on purpose development -- 10. “I just can’t be nothin” : the role of resistance in the development of identity and purpose -- 11. When passion serves a purpose : race, social networks, and countering occupational discrimination -- 12. How practicing our purpose aim contributes to a cultural common good, and vice versa -- 13. Youth purpose : a translational research agenda |
| Summary |
This book explores what it means to live a purposeful life and outlines the benefits associated with purpose across different life domains. It also demonstrates that purpose in life is not reducible to constructs such as happiness, well-being, or identity development. The importance of having a sense of purpose in life is attracting renewed attention in both scientific and social arenas. Mounting evidence from intricately designed experiments and large-scale studies reveals how pursuing a purpose can make a person happier, healthier, and even lengthen their lifespan. However, existing texts on purpose have said little on why having has these effects, how it may influence our ability to navigate diverse environments, or how best to consider the construct from a multidisciplinary approach that moves beyond psychology. Recognizing this gap in the literature, this book provides multidisciplinary perspectives on the topic of purpose, and examines what we can do as researchers, interventionists, and society as a whole to imbue purposefulness in the lives of people across the lifespan. It includes contributions from key figures on topics such as identity, health, youth programs and youth purpose, diversity, aging and work |
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Developmental psychology.
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Health promotion.
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Medicine, Preventive.
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Health -- Social aspects
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Sociology: family & relationships.
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Public health & preventive medicine.
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Child & developmental psychology.
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Social Science -- Sociology -- Marriage & Family.
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Medical -- Preventive Medicine.
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Psychology -- Developmental -- General.
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Developmental psychology
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Health promotion
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Health -- Social aspects
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Medicine, Preventive
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Burrow, Anthony L.
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Hill, Patrick L.
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| ISBN |
9783030520786 |
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3030520781 |
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