Study Ryff & Keyes (1995): study US 1990
- Public
- 25+ aged, USA, 199?
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 1108
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Purpose in life
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- Self report on 3 items rated on a 6-point scale ranging from completely disagree to completely agree.
-High scorers: have goals in life and a sense of directedness; feel there is meaning to present and past life; hold beliefs that give life purpose; have aims and objectives for living.
-Low scorers: lack a sense of meaning in life; have few goals or aims, lack sense of direction; do not see purpose of past life; have no outlook or beliefs that give life meaning.