The Schedule for Meaning in Life Evaluation (SMiLE): Validation of a New Instrument for Meaning-in-Life Research

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 356-364

  Fegg, Martin J ^a   Kramer, Mechtild ^a   L'hoste, Sibylle ^a   Borasio, Gian Domenico ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

idiographic instrument; Meaning in life; purpose in life; respondent generated

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LIFE EVENTS SCALE; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; VALIDITY;

ATTITUDE; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PALLIATIVE CARE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VALUE OF LIFE;

EID: 40849120555     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2007.05.007     Document Type: Article

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