TY - JOUR
T1 - What eminent people have said about the meaning of life
AU - Kinnier, Richard
AU - Kernes, Jerry L.
AU - Tribbensee, Nancy E.
AU - Van Puymbroeck, Christina M.
PY - 2003/12
Y1 - 2003/12
N2 - Two-hundred and thirty-eight quotations from 195 eminent people regarding their beliefs about the meaning of life were content analyzed. The main themes (in order of their frequency) are as follows: "Life is to be enjoyed," "We are here to love and help others," "It is a mystery," "There is no cosmic meaning," "We are here to serve or worship God," "Life is a struggle," "We must make a contribution to society," "Our mission in life is to seek wisdom/truth, and to become self-actualized," "We must create meaning for ourselves," and "Life is absurd or a joke." Discussion focuses on the meaning of the results and implications for practice.
AB - Two-hundred and thirty-eight quotations from 195 eminent people regarding their beliefs about the meaning of life were content analyzed. The main themes (in order of their frequency) are as follows: "Life is to be enjoyed," "We are here to love and help others," "It is a mystery," "There is no cosmic meaning," "We are here to serve or worship God," "Life is a struggle," "We must make a contribution to society," "Our mission in life is to seek wisdom/truth, and to become self-actualized," "We must create meaning for ourselves," and "Life is absurd or a joke." Discussion focuses on the meaning of the results and implications for practice.
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U2 - 10.1177/0022167802238816
DO - 10.1177/0022167802238816
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0037412634
SN - 0022-1678
VL - 43
SP - 105
EP - 118
JO - Journal of Humanistic Psychology
JF - Journal of Humanistic Psychology
IS - 1
ER -