The four needs for meaning, the value gap, and how (and whether) society can fill the void

The Experience of Meaning in Life: Classical Perspectives, Emerging Themes, and Controversies

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 3-15

  Crescioni, A Will ^a   Baumeister, Roy F ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84921610747     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-6527-6_1     Document Type: Chapter

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