On the measurement of meaning: Logotherapy's empirical contributions to humanistic psychology

Humanistic Psychologist

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 31-44

  Melton, Amanda M A ^a   Schulenberg, Stefan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349364822     PISSN: 08873267     EISSN: 15473333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08873260701828870     Document Type: Article

References (71)

1. American Psychiatric Association. 2000. Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, 4th, Washington, DC: Author. text rev.
2. Auhagen, A. E., 2000. On the psychology of meaning of life. Swiss Journal of Psychology, 59: 34-48.
3. Batthyany, A., and Guttmann, D., 2006. Empirical research in logotherapy and meaning-oriented psychotherapy: An annotated bibliography, Phoenix, AZ: Zeig, Tucker & Theisen.
4. Baumeister, R. F., and Vohs, K. D., 2002. “ The pursuit of meaningfulness in life ”. In Handbook of positive psychology, Edited by: Snyder, C. R., and Lopez, S. J., 608-618. New York: Oxford University Press.
5. Black, W. A. M., and Gregson, R. A. M., 1975. Time perspective, purpose in life, extraversion and neuroticism in New Zealand prisoners. British Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 12: 50-60.
6. Crumbaugh, J. C., 1968. Cross-validation of Purpose-In-Life test based on Frankl's concepts. Journal of Individual Psychology, 24: 74-81.
7. Crumbaugh, J. C., 1971. Frankl's logotherapy: A new orientation in counseling. Journal of Religion and Health, 10: 373-386.
8. Crumbaugh, J. C., 1977a. Manual of instructions: The Seeking of Noetic Goals test (SONG), Abilene, TX: Viktor Frankl Institute of Logotherapy.
9. Crumbaugh, J. C., 1977b. The Seeking of Noetic Goals test (SONG): A complementary scale to the Purpose in Life test (PIL). Journal of Clinical Psychology, 33: 900-907.
10. Crumbaugh, J. C., and Maholick, L. T., 1964. An experimental study in existentialism: The psychometric approach to Frankl's concept of noogenic neurosis. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 20: 200-207.
11. Crumbaugh, J. C., and Maholick, L. T., 1969. Manual of instructions for the Purpose in Life test, Munster, IN: Psychometric Affiliates.
12. Debats, D. L., 1990. The Life Regard Index: Reliability and validity. Psychological Reports, 67: 27-34.
13. Debats, D. L., 1996. Meaning in life: Clinical relevance and predictive power. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 35: 503-516.
14. Debats, D. L., van der Lubbe, P. M., and Wezeman, F. R., 1993. On the psychometric properties of the Life Regard Index (LRI): A measure of meaningful life. An evaluation in three independent samples, based on the Dutch version. Personality and Individual Differences, 14: 337-345.
15. van Deurzen-Smith, E., 1997. Everyday mysteries: Existential dimensions of psychotherapy, New York: Routledge.
16. Farmer, R., and Sundberg, N. D., 1986. Boredom proneness-The development and correlates of a new scale. Journal of Personality Assessment, 50: 4-17.
17. Fischer, C. T., 1985/1994. Individualizing psychological assessment, Rev., Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
18. Fischer, C. T., 2006. Qualitative psychological research and individualized/collaborative psychological assessment: Implications of their similarities for promoting a life-world orientation. The Humanistic Psychologist, 34: 347-356.
19. Frankl, V. E., 1959/1985. Man's search for meaning, Rev., New York: Washington Square Press.
20. Frankl, V. E., 1990. “ Logotherapy and the challenge of suffering ”. In Readings in existential psychology and psychiatry, Edited by: Hoeller, K., 63-67. Seattle, WA: Review of Existential Psychology and Psychiatry.
21. Friedman, H. L., and MacDonald, D. A., 2006. Humanistic testing and assessment. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 46: 510-529.
22. Giuliano, D., 2001. The relationships among boredom, lack of life meaning and adolescent violence. Dissertation Abstracts International, 62 (11-A), 3689. (UMI No. 3033942)
23. Guttmann, D., 1996. Logotherapy for the helping professional: Meaningful social work, New York: Springer.
24. Hablas, R., and Hutzell, R., 1982. “ The Life Purpose Questionnaire: An alternative to the Purpose-in-Life test for geriatric, neuropsychiatric patients ”. In Analecta Frankliana: The proceedings of the First World Congress of Logotherapy: 1980, Edited by: Wawrytko, S. A., 211-215. Berkeley, CA: Strawberry Hill.
25. Harlow, L. L., Newcomb, M. D., and Bentler, P. M., 1986. Depression, self-derogation, substance use, and suicide ideation: Lack of purpose in life as a mediational factor. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 42: 5-21.
26. Harlow, L. L., Newcomb, M. D., and Bentler, P. M., 1987. Purpose in Life test assessment using latent variable methods. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 26: 235-236.
27. Henrion, R., 2002. Alcohol use disorders: Alcohol dependence. The International Forum for Logotherapy, 25: 30-38.
28. Hutzell, R. R., 1986. Meaning and purpose in life: Assessment techniques of logotherapy. The Hospice Journal, 2: 37-50.
29. Hutzell, R. R., 1988. A review of the Purpose in Life test. The International Forum for Logotherapy, 11: 89-101.
30. Hutzell, R. R., 1989. Life Purpose Questionnaire overview sheet, Berkeley, CA: Institute of Logotherapy Press.
31. Kish, G. B., and Moody, D. R., 1989. Psychopathology and life purpose. The International Forum for Logotherapy, 12: 40-45.
32. Lukas, E., and Hirsch, B. Z., 2002. “ Logotherapy ”. In Comprehensive handbook of psychotherapy: Vol. 3. Interpersonal/humanistic/existential, Edited by: Kaslow, F. W., Massey, R. F., and Massey, S. D., 333-356. New York: John Wiley & Sons. (Ed.-In-Chief) Vol. Eds.
33. MacDonald, D. A., and Holland, D., 2002. Spirituality and boredom proneness. Personality and Individual Differences, 32: 1113-1119.
34. Marsh, A., Smith, L., Piek, J., and Saunders, B., 2003. The Purpose in Life scale: Psychometric properties for social drinkers and drinkers in alcohol treatment. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 63: 859-871.
35. Meier, A., and Edwards, H., 1974. Purpose-In-Life test: Age and sex differences. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 30: 384-386.
36. Melton, A. M. A., and Schulenberg, S. E., 2007. On the relationship between meaning in life and boredom proneness: Examining a logotherapy postulate. Psychology Reports, 101: 1016-1022.
37. Michaels, M. H., 2006. Ethical considerations in writing psychological assessment reports. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 62: 47-58.
38. Moomal, Z., 1999. The relationship between meaning in life and mental well-being. South African Journal of Psychology, 29: 36-41.
39. Nicholson, T., Higgins, W., Turner, P., James, S., Stickle, F., and Pruitt, T., 1994. The relation between meaning in life and the occurrence of drug abuse: A retrospective study. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 8: 24-28.
40. Phillips, W. M., 1980. Purpose in life, depression, and locus of control. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 36: 661-667.
41. Reker, G. T., 1977. The Purpose-in-Life test in an inmate population: An empirical investigation. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 33: 688-693.
42. Reker, G. T., 1992. Manual of the Life Attitude Profile-Revised, Peterborough, Ontario: Student Psychologists Press.
43. Reker, G. T., and Cousins, J. B., 1979. Factor structure, construct validity and reliability of the Seeking of Noetic Goals (SONG) and Purpose in Life (PIL) tests. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 35: 85-91.
44. Reker, G. T., and Fry, P. S., 2003. Factor structure and invariance of personal meaning measures in cohorts of younger and older adults. Personality and Individual Differences, 35: 977-993.
45. Reker, G. T., Peacock, E. J., and Wong, P. T. P., 1987. Meaning and purpose in life and well-being: A life-span perspective. Journal of Gerontology, 42: 44-49.
46. Robak, R. W., and Griffin, P. W., 2000. Purpose in life: What is its relationship to happiness, depression, and grieving?. North American Journal of Psychology, 2: 113-120.
47. Rodrigues, R., 2004. Borderline personality disturbances and logotherapeutic treatment approaches. The International Forum for Logotherapy, 27: 21-27.
48. Rogina, J. M., 2002. Logotherapeutic mastery of generalized anxiety disorder. The International Forum for Logotherapy, 25: 60-67.
49. Rogina, J. M., 2004. Treatment and interventions for narcissistic personality disorder. The International Forum for Logotherapy, 27: 28-33.
50. Sappington, A. A., Bryant, J., and Oden, C., 1990. An experimental investigation of Viktor Frankl's theory of meaningfulness in life. The International Forum for Logotherapy, 13: 125-130.
51. Scannell, E. D., Allen, F. C. L., and Burton, J., 2002. Meaning in life and positive and negative well-being. North American Journal of Psychology, 4: 93-112.
52. Schulenberg, S. E., 2003a. Approaching terra incognita with James F. T. Bugental: An interview and an overview of existential-humanistic psychotherapy. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, 33: 273-285.
53. Schulenberg, S. E., 2003b. Empirical research and logotherapy. Psychological Reports, 93: 307-319.
54. Schulenberg, S. E., 2004. A psychometric investigation of logotherapy measures and the Outcome Questionnaire (OQ-45.2). North American Journal of Psychology, 6: 477-492.
55. Schulenberg, S. E., Gohm, C. L., and Anderson, C., 2006. The Meaning in Suffering Test (MIST): A unitary or multidimensional measure?. The International Forum for Logotherapy, 29: 103-106.
56. Schulenberg, S. E., Hutzell, R. R., Nassif, C., and Rogina, J., 2007. Logotherapy for clinical practice Submitted for publication
57. Schulenberg, S. E., Kaster, J. T., Nassif, C., and Johnson-Jimenez, E. K., in press. “ Assessment of psychopathology ”. In Handbook of clinical psychology: Volume II. Children and adolescents, Edited by: Hersen, M., and Gross, A. M., Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
58. Schulenberg, S. E., and Melton, A. M. A., 2007. A confirmatory factor analytic evaluation of the Purpose in Life test: Development of a short form (PIL-SF), Submitted for publication.
59. Schulenberg, S. E., Melton, A. M. A., and Foote, H. L., 2006. College students with ADHD: A role for logotherapy in treatment. The International Forum for Logotherapy, 29: 37-45.
60. Sink, C. A., van Keppel, J., and Purcell, M., 1998. Reliability estimates of the Purpose in Life and Seeking of Noetic Goals tests with rural and metropolitan-area adolescents. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 86: 362
61. Snyder, C. R., Ritschel, L. A., Rand, K. L., and Berg, C. J., 2006. Balancing psychological assessments: Including strengths and hope in client reports. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 62: 33-46.
62. Starck, P. L., 1983. Patients' perceptions of the meaning of suffering. The International Forum for Logotherapy, 6: 110-116.
63. Starck, P. L., 1985. Guidelines-Meaning in Suffering Test, Abilene, TX: Viktor Frankl Institute of Logotherapy.
64. Starck, P. L., 2003. “ The theory of meaning ”. In Range theory for nursing, Edited by: Smith, M. J., and Liehr, P. R., 125-144. New York: Springer.
65. Tosi, D. J., Leclair, S. W., Peters, H. J., and Murphy, M. A., 1987. Theories and applications of counseling: Systems and techniques of counseling and psychotherapy, Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas.
66. Waisberg, J. L., and Starr, M. W., 1999. Psychometric properties of the Purpose in Life test with a sample of substance abusers. The International Forum for Logotherapy, 22: 22-26.
67. Weinstein, L., Xie, X., and Cleanthous, C. C., 1995. Purpose in life, boredom, and volunteerism in a group of retirees. Psychological Reports, 76: 482
68. Wink, P., and Donahue, K., 1997. The relation between two types of narcissism and boredom. Journal of Research in Personality, 31: 136-140.
69. Yarnell, T. D., 1971. Purpose-In-Life test: Further correlates. Journal of Individual Psychology, 27: 76-79.
70. Yarnell, T. D., 1972. Validation of the Seeking of Noetic Goals test with schizophrenic and normal Ss. Psychological Reports, 30: 79-82.
71. Zika, S., and Chamberlain, K., 1992. On the relation between meaning in life and psychological well-being. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 83: 133-145.