Theoretical statements on life projects: A scoping review

IF 1.1 4区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Theory & Psychology Pub Date : 2023-09-11 DOI:10.1177/09593543231195797

Vinicius Coscioni, Marc Antoine Portugal, Marco Antônio Pereira Teixeira, Maria Paula Paixão

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Abstract

This scoping review identified and synthesized the theoretical statements on life projects contained in articles indexed in databases of psychology and related fields. Six online databases were searched for articles using the term life project in their titles, abstracts, or keywords. Only articles that contained theoretical statements on life projects were included, yielding 93 manuscripts. A total of 15 theoretical approaches from diverse fields were identified. A thematic analysis with the articles’ theoretical statements resulted in six themes describing different properties and correlates of life projects. Another thematic analysis, based on the articles’ explicit life project definitions, resulted in four defining features. The findings reveal that the theoretical approaches and life project definitions conflict with each other. However, the theoretical dimensions and defining features enabled the identification of commonalities across the theories. Future studies need to integrate these distinct theoretical dimensions and defining features to form a comprehensive theory of the life project.

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生命项目的理论陈述:范围审查

这项范围综述鉴定并综合了心理学及相关领域数据库中收录的文章中关于生命项目的理论陈述。在六个在线数据库中搜索了在标题、摘要或关键词中使用life project一词的文章。只包括关于生活项目的理论陈述的文章，共93篇手稿。共确定了15种来自不同领域的理论方法。结合文章的理论陈述进行主题分析，得出了六个主题，描述了生活项目的不同属性和相关性。另一个专题分析，基于文章明确的生活项目定义，得出四个定义特征。研究结果表明，理论方法与生命项目定义相互冲突。然而，理论维度和定义特征使得这些理论之间的共同点得以识别。未来的研究需要整合这些不同的理论维度和定义特征，形成一个全面的生命工程理论。

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Theory & Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

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3.10

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8.30%

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期刊介绍： Theory & Psychology is a fully peer reviewed forum for theoretical and meta-theoretical analysis in psychology. It focuses on the emergent themes at the centre of contemporary psychological debate. Its principal aim is to foster theoretical dialogue and innovation within the discipline, serving an integrative role for a wide psychological audience. Theory & Psychology publishes scholarly and expository papers which explore significant theoretical developments within and across such specific sub-areas as: cognitive, social, personality, developmental, clinical, perceptual or biological psychology.