The ObservatoryHow is meaning doing?
Four scales that split meaning into its parts (coherence, direction and mattering), plus the search for it.
How it works
- Meaning’s three partsRate
- The searchRateWrite
Meaning is not one single feeling but three: that life hangs together, that it has a direction, and that it matters.
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Why does it work?
Structured self-reflection, not a validated instrument. The three-part split of coherence, direction and significance follows George & Park (2016). The difference between having and searching for meaning comes from the Meaning in Life Questionnaire (Steger 2006), where both can be high at the same time.
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