Editors:
Includes novel contributions by the preeminent researchers in the field
Provides multiple perspectives on what it means to have a purpose in life
Offers a road map for what we need to promote a purposeful society
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This book explores what it means to live a purposeful life and outlines the benefits associated with purpose across different life domains. It also demonstrates that purpose in life is not reducible to constructs such as happiness, well-being, or identity development.
The importance of having a sense of purpose in life is attracting renewed attention in both scientific and social arenas. Mounting evidence from intricately designed experiments and large-scale studies reveals how pursuing a purpose can make a person happier, healthier, and even lengthen their lifespan. However, existing texts on purpose have said little on why having has these effects, how it may influence our ability to navigate diverse environments, or how best to consider the construct from a multidisciplinary approach that moves beyond psychology.
Recognizing this gap in the literature, this book provides multidisciplinary perspectives on the topic of purpose, and examines what we can do as researchers, interventionists, and society as a whole to imbue purposefulness in the lives of people across the lifespan. It includes contributions from key figures on topics such as identity, health, youth programs and youth purpose, diversity, aging and work.
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Human Development, College of Human Ecology, Cornell University, Ithaca, USA
Anthony L. Burrow
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Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis, USA
Patrick L. Hill
About the editors
Patrick L. Hill is an Associate Professor at the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis. He is the Director of the Purpose, Aging, Transitions, and Health Laboratory and Faculty Scholar at the Institute for Public Health. His research focuses on the role of sense of purpose in predicting important outcomes throughout the lifespan and how individuals find a direction for life. Patrick received his B.A. from Indiana University and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame. He completed his postdoctoral training at The University of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Ecology of Purposeful Living Across the Lifespan
Book Subtitle: Developmental, Educational, and Social Perspectives
Editors: Anthony L. Burrow, Patrick L. Hill
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52078-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-52077-9Published: 20 August 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-52080-9Published: 20 August 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-52078-6Published: 19 August 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 255
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations
Topics: Developmental Psychology, Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention