TY  - BOOK
AU  - Chan,Alex Chi-keung
AU  - Steger,Michael F.
AU  - Chui,Raymond Chi-Fai
AU  - Siu,Nicolson Yat-Fan
AU  - Wong Ip,Susanna Chung Ping
AU  - Lam,Bess Yin-Hung
AU  - Chan,Alex Chi-keung
AU  - Steger,Michael F.
AU  - Chui,Raymond Chi-Fai
AU  - Siu,Nicolson Yat-Fan
TI  - Proceedings of the Meaning in Life International Conference 2022 - Cultivating, Promoting, and Enhancing Meaning in Life Across Cultures and Life Span (MIL 2022)
T2  - Atlantis Highlights in Social Sciences, Education and Humanities Series
SN  - 9789464630961
AV  - HM1001-1281 
PY  - 2023///
CY  - Dordrecht
PB  - Atlantis Press (Zeger Karssen)
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Intro -- Preface -- Organization -- Contents -- Peer-Review Statements -- 1 Review Procedure -- 2 Quality Criteria -- 3 Key Metrics -- 4 Competing Interests -- MIL 2022 Keynote Speakers -- Making Meaning in Life: A Thematic Review of Successful Experimental Psychological and Psychotherapeutic Interventions -- 1 An Ocean of Meaning Research -- 1.1 Psychotherapeutic Modalities -- 2 Reviewing Existing Causality-Informing Work -- 3 Focal Points and Themes of Meaning in Life Interventions -- 3.1 Recent Articles on Meaning-Focused Psychotherapies -- 3.2 Recent Articles Using Psychological Experiments -- 4 Integrating Psychotherapy and Experimental Psychology Interventions on Meaning in Life -- 4.1 Eight Focal Points of Meaning Interventions -- 4.2 Five Themes for Meaning Making -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Meaning in Life Across Cultures and Times: An Evidence-Based Overview -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Method: Ten Systematic Questions, Ten Systematic Empirical Answers -- 3 Findings -- 3.1 Ontological and Epistemological Status -- 3.2 Types of Meaning -- 3.3 Approach to Meaning -- 3.4 Relationship Between Individual and Society -- 3.5 Development Over Time -- 3.6 Individual History of Meaning -- 3.7 Sense of Freedom -- 3.8 Existential Impact -- 3.9 Psychological and Daily-Life Impact -- 4 Discussion -- References -- Leveraging the Experience Sampling Method to Study Meaning in Everyday Life -- 1 Trait Reports of Meaning in Life -- 2 The Experience Sampling Method for Studying Meaning in Life -- 3 Capturing Variations in Meaning in Life Within Person -- 4 What Predicts Meaning in Life Within Person? -- 5 Accounting for Dynamic Meaning Processes -- 6 Building on Daily Diary Studies of Meaning in Life -- 7 What are We Studying When We Measure Momentary Meaning in Life? -- 8 Future Research Directions -- References; Finding Meaning in the Unexpected: Underexplored Pathways to Discovering and Cultivating Meaning in Life -- 1 Listening to the Call of Meaning: Mindfulness -- 2 Listening to the Call of Meaning: Synchronicity Experiences -- 3 Conclusion with an Eye to the Future -- References -- Meaning in Life Across Cultures -- The Role of Meaning in Life During the COVID-19 Pandemic on Young Adults' Future Perspectives in Italy and Portugal -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Method -- 2.1 Procedure and Participants -- 2.2 Instruments -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Preliminary Analysis -- 3.2 Cross-Country Comparison of Youths' Future Perspectives After COVID-19 and Meaning in Life -- 4 Discussion -- References -- Satisfaction with Life and Career Indecision in Italian University Students: The Mediating Role of Presence of Meaning in Life -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Career Indecision -- 1.2 Meaning in Life -- 1.3 Life Satisfaction -- 1.4 The Present Study -- 2 Methods -- 2.1 Sample Size Determination -- 2.2 Procedure -- 2.3 Participants -- 2.4 Measure -- 2.5 Data Analyses -- 3 Results -- 3.1 First Hypothesis -- 3.2 Second Hypothesis -- 4 Discussions -- References -- Between Career and Motherhood: Understanding Female Academics' Pursuit of Success with Hofstede's "Masculinity/Femininity" Dimension -- 1 The Stress for Success and Stress of Success in Academia -- 2 Purpose of the Study -- 3 Research Method -- 4 Research Findings and Discussion -- 4.1 Gender Segregation of Academics at a University in Hong Kong -- 4.2 Interviews with Three Female Academics -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Relationship Between Four Needs of Meaning and Smartphone Usage -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Meaning in Life (MIL) -- 1.2 Perceived Smartphone Usage -- 1.3 Present Study -- 2 Method -- 2.1 Participants -- 2.2 Measures -- 3 Results -- 4 Discussion -- References -- Meaning in Life Across Lifespan; The Association Between Stress Exposure, Traumatic Stress and Post-traumatic Growth Among Hong Kong Young Adults Under the "Double-Hit" of Social Unrest and COVID-19 -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 The Double-Hit by Social Movement and COVID-19 in Hong Kong -- 1.2 Hong Kong Young Adults Under the 'Double-Hit' -- 1.3 Post-traumatic Growth -- 2 Material and Methods -- 2.1 Sample -- 2.2 Instruments -- 2.3 Procedure -- 2.4 Statistical Analysis -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Sample -- 3.2 Proportion of Probable Traumatic Stress and Post-traumatic Growth -- 3.3 Association Between Probable Traumatic Stress, Post-traumatic Growth Category and Perceived Impacts -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusions -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C -- References -- Using Path Analysis to Investigate Predictors of Problematic Internet Use Among Hong Kong Adolescents -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Definition of Problematic Internet Use -- 2.1 Problematic Internet Use and Adolescent-Parent Attachment -- 2.2 Problematic Internet Use and Adolescent Meaning in Life -- 2.3 Relationships Among Problematic Internet Use, Adolescent Meaning in Life and Adolescent-Parent Attachment -- 2.4 Adolescent Problematic Internet Use Related to Mental Health -- 3 The Present Study -- 3.1 Hypotheses -- 3.2 Hypothesized Model -- 4 Method -- 4.1 Participants -- 4.2 Instruments -- 4.3 Procedure -- 5 Results -- 5.1 Correlations of Problematic Internet Use Behaviours -- 5.2 Multivariate Predictors of Problematic Internet Use -- 6 Discussion -- 6.1 The Importance of Adolescent-Father Attachment in Problematic Internet Use -- 6.2 The Importance of Meaning in Life for Problematic Internet Use -- 6.3 The Path Analysis Model and Problematic Internet Use -- 7 Limitations and Future Research -- 7.1 Recommendations for Prevention and Treatment -- 8 Conclusions -- References; Does Music Matter? The Role of Music Listening and Meaning in Life in Reducing Stress of Hong Kong People -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methods -- 2.1 Participants -- 2.2 Measurements -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Correlation Among Variables -- 3.2 Testing the Mediating Effects of Meaning in Life -- 4 Discussion -- References -- Awareness of Meaning: The Mechanism Between Future Orientation and Prosocial Tendency -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 2.1 Prosocial Tendency -- 2.2 Future Orientation and Prosocial Tendency -- 2.3 Meaning in Life -- 2.4 Meaning in Life and Future Orientation -- 2.5 Meaning in Life and Prosocial Tendency -- 3 The Present Study -- 4 Method -- 4.1 Participants -- 4.2 Materials -- 4.3 Procedures -- 5 Results -- 5.1 Correlation Analysis -- 5.2 Meaning in Life as Mediator -- 5.3 Presence of Meaning and Search for Meaning as Mediators -- 6 Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- Meaning in Life, Religion, and Transcendence -- Comparative Analyses of Theosis, Theory of the True Self and Search for Meaning in Life: Diverse Approaches to Self-transcendence -- 1 Introduction -- 2 ST (Self-transcendence) -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Manifestations and Classification of ST Experience -- 2.3 Thirty-Four Alternatives of Transcendence -- 2.4 Empirical Studies of ST -- 3 Theosis -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Three Types of Definition -- 3.3 Historical Overview from 8th to 20th Century -- 3.4 Contemporary Stage of Theory -- 3.5 Theosis as a Phenomenon -- 3.6 Sacramental Approach to ST -- 3.7 Theosis in the West -- 3.8 How the Concept of Theosis is Linked to Positive Psychology -- 3.9 Theosis as a Worldview -- 3.10 Theosis in Modernity -- 3.11 Conclusions -- 4 True Self -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Thomas Merton -- 4.3 Definition of the True Self -- 4.4 Process of the Transformation to the True Self -- 4.5 Contemplation; 4.6 Contemplation as a Way to the True Self -- 4.7 True Self and Theosis -- 4.8 Relevance of the True Self for the Modern People -- 4.9 Conclusions -- 5 MIL in Positive Psychology -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Meaning in Life (MIL) -- 5.3 Sources of Meaning -- 5.4 Hierarchic Model of Meaning -- 5.5 Significance of MIL -- 5.6 Conclusions -- 6 Comparison of Spiritual and Psychological Approaches to ST -- 6.1 Common Studies -- 6.2 Meaning-Making and Theosis -- 6.3 Suggestions for the Future Research -- 7 Conclusions -- References -- Christian Faith Enhances Meaning in Life -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 What is the Meaning in Life in this Study? -- 1.2 Personal Meaning is Closely Related to Goals -- 1.3 The Effect of Spirituality on Life Meaning -- 1.4 The Formulation of the Hypothesis -- 1.5 Previous Studies on Goal Conflict/Coherence and Meaning in Life -- 2 Methods -- 3 Results -- 4 Discussion -- References -- The Mediating Role of Prosocial Behavior and Meaning in Life in the Relationship Between Religiosity and Attitude Towards People with Intellectual Disability (ID) of Hong Kong Young Adults -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Research Design and Procedure -- 3 Measurement -- 3.1 Religiosity -- 3.2 Prosocial Behavior -- 3.3 Meaning in Life -- 3.4 Attitude Towards People with Intellectual Disability -- 4 Results -- 5 Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- Elderly Facing Death During the Pandemic: The Ethical Dilemma of Hong Kong Christians -- 1 Pandemics, Dying and Medical Treatment of the Hong Kong -- 2 The Study of "Good Death" -- 2.1 Abraham's Story -- 2.2 Job's Story -- 2.3 Elijah's Story -- 2.4 The "Good Death" in Hong Kong Hospitals -- 3 The "Good Death" Teaching from Jesus -- 3.1 Lazarus' Story -- 3.2 Another Lazarus and His Family -- 3.3 Jesus Arranged for His Disciples to Take Care of His Mother Before He Died -- 3.4 Jesus' Own Death -- 4 Summary; References
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