The three meanings of meaning in life: Distinguishing coherence, purpose, and significance
The three meanings of meaning in life: Distinguishing coherence, purpose, and significance
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DOI：
10.1080/17439760.2015.1137623
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发表时间：
2016-01-01
影响因子：
4.3
通讯作者：
Steger, Michael F.
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作者：
Martela, Frank;Steger, Michael F.
尽管人们对生命意义的兴趣越来越浓厚，但许多人对这一概念本身的概念完善表示担忧。研究人员似乎有两种主要方式来理解生命的意义：连贯性和目的，第三种方式，意义，越来越受到关注。连贯性意味着一种可理解性和一个人的生活有意义的感觉。目的意味着对生活中的核心目标、目的和方向的认识。意义是关于生命的内在价值和拥有值得生活的生命的感觉。虽然一些研究者已经注意到这一点，本文提供了第一个可理解的理论概述，旨在定义和查明这三个方面的意义之间的差异和联系。文章认为，从对意义的不加区别的理解转向分别看待这三个方面的时机已经成熟，并指出了生命意义研究的新未来。
Despite growing interest in meaning in life, many have voiced their concern over the conceptual refinement of the construct itself. Researchers seem to have two main ways to understand what meaning in life means: coherence and purpose, with a third way, significance, gaining increasing attention. Coherence means a sense of comprehensibility and one's life making sense. Purpose means a sense of core goals, aims, and direction in life. Significance is about a sense of life's inherent value and having a life worth living. Although some researchers have already noted this trichotomy, the present article provides the first comprehensible theoretical overview that aims to define and pinpoint the differences and connections between these three facets of meaning. By arguing that the time is ripe to move from indiscriminate understanding of meaning into looking at these three facets separately, the article points toward a new future for research on meaning in life.