Meaning and Purpose in Life in Aging: A Scoping Review

Q4 Psychology

Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa Pub Date : 2023-08-28 DOI:10.1590/0102.3772e39306.en

V. Alonso, Fernanda M. G. Defanti, A. Neri, Meire Cachioni

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Abstract

ABSTRACT The feeling that life has meaning or purpose is essential for human beings. Absence of meaning can lead to an existential vacuum. Purpose in life, akin to meaning in life, derives from the humanistic psychology theory of Frankl, and they are considered synonymous. Other scholars, however, regard the two constructs as distinct. The objective of the review was to map both concepts in the gerontological literature, examining how they manifest in aging. The review of the databases was carried out between January 2019 and March 2020. Thirty articles were included. In the context of aging, results were conflicting. The literature review yielded evidence to affirm that meaning and purpose in life are distinct concepts, despite sharing the same existential-philosophical roots.

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老年生活的意义和目的:范围综述

生活有意义或目的的感觉对人类来说是必不可少的。缺乏意义会导致存在真空。人生的目的与人生的意义类似，起源于弗兰克尔的人本主义心理学理论，它们被认为是同义词。然而，其他学者认为这两种结构是不同的。回顾的目的是在老年学文献中绘制这两个概念，检查它们如何在衰老中表现出来。对数据库的审查是在2019年1月至2020年3月期间进行的。共纳入30篇文章。在老龄化的背景下，结果是相互矛盾的。文献综述得出的证据证实，生活中的意义和目的是截然不同的概念，尽管它们有着相同的存在哲学根源。

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Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa Psychology-Psychology (all)

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0.40

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审稿时长

48 weeks

期刊介绍： Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa is a journal published every three months by Instituto de Psicologia da Universidade de Brasília [Institute of Psychology - University of Brasília]. It aims at publishing original papers related to Psychology that fit into the following categories: research report, theoretical study, report of professional experience, critical literature review, short communication, letter to editor, technical note, review. News may also be published at the editor"s discretion. The authors assume responsibility for the articles signed; opinions and considerations included in the articles do not necessarily express the standing point of the Editorial Board.