Depth of Meaning in Life
Explicit Rating Criteria
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13656408 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Karen De Vogler-Ebersole (Fullerton College, corresponding author), Peter Ebersole (California State University, Fullerton) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 303-310 |
| Publication date | 1985-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1985.56.1.303 |
| OpenAlex | W2075239611 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
| References cited | 9 |
The present study is a development of a method of measuring meaning in life depth using outside judges' rating of the participants' in-depth statements describing their meaning. Adequate interrater agreement was obtained when five explicit depth of meaning criteria were utilized. The potential problem of rater bias because of the judges' preference for their own life meanings was discussed. In addition, three other issues previously investigated to some degree were again approached: whether a significant proportion of participants reported a feeling of meaninglessness (they did not), how many different types of meaning in life would be reported (an average of 4.26 were, implying that people do not prefer just one meaning in life), and what percentage of life meanings fell into each of the eight categories previously developed by DeVogler and Ebersole
Developmental psychology · Feeling · Inter-rater reliability · Meaning (existential · Preference · Psychotherapist · Purpose in life · Rating scale · Statistics · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Emotions and Moral Behavior · Mathematics · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 18 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,49 |
| Citation span | 1989 - 2024 (36) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |