Questionable measures are pretty meaningless.
Comments on the original article "Life is pretty meaningful," by S. J. Heintzelman and L. A. King (see record 2014-03265-001). Heintzelman and King argued that meaning in life (MIL) is widely experienced and exists at high levels. In this brief commentary, the current authors examine what they believe are several flaws in their argument: a lack of clarity in defining MIL; the questionable validity of the instruments used to measure MIL throughout Heintzelman and King's article; and an erroneous interpretation of quantitative reports of MIL from surveys and the academic literature.
New School of Psychotherapy and Counselling.
Nicholas J L
NJ
Brown
Trent University.
Paul T P
PT
Wong
D006801:Humans; D019369:Life; D009042:Motivation; D010549:Personal Satisfaction