A higher goal during higher education: The power of purpose in life during university.

GN Pfund, TJ Bono, PL Hill - Translational Issues in Psychological …, 2020 - psycnet.apa.org
The transition into college involves several trials and tribulations, and students' ability to deal
with this process may be facilitated by finding a sense of purpose. Having a purpose has …

Purpose in life as a predictor of mortality across adulthood

PL Hill, NA Turiano - Psychological science, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Having a purpose in life has been cited consistently as an indicator of healthy aging for
several reasons, including its potential for reducing mortality risk. In the current study, we …

Boring but important: a self-transcendent purpose for learning fosters academic self-regulation.

DS Yeager, MD Henderson, D Paunesku… - Journal of personality …, 2014 - psycnet.apa.org
Many important learning tasks feel uninteresting and tedious to learners. This research
proposed that promoting a prosocial, self-transcendent purpose could improve academic …

Persevering with positivity and purpose: An examination of purpose commitment and positive affect as predictors of grit

PL Hill, AL Burrow, KC Bronk - Journal of Happiness Studies, 2016 - Springer
Grit, defined as a passion and perseverance for one's goals, has been consistently
demonstrated as an adaptive resource across multiple domains. Less explored, however …

Evaluating eight-year trajectories for sense of purpose in the health and retirement study

PL Hill, SJ Weston - Aging & Mental Health, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: Though cross-sectional research has suggested that sense of purpose declines
into older adulthood, it remains unclear whether inter-individual variability occurs in these …

The Youth Compass-the effectiveness of an online acceptance and commitment therapy program to promote adolescent mental health: A randomized controlled trial

R Lappalainen, P Lappalainen, A Puolakanaho… - Journal of contextual …, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose Mental health problems affect 10-20% of adolescents worldwide. Prevention and
early interventions for promoting adolescent mental health are therefore warranted. The aim …

Purpose in life in emerging adulthood: Development and validation of a new brief measure

PL Hill, GW Edmonds, M Peterson… - The journal of positive …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Accruing evidence points to the value of studying purpose in life across adolescence and
emerging adulthood. Research though is needed to understand the unique role of purpose …

Purpose in life and incidence of sleep disturbances

ES Kim, SD Hershner, VJ Strecher - Journal of behavioral medicine, 2015 - Springer
Purpose in life has been linked with better mental health, physical health, and health
behaviors, but the association between purpose and sleep is understudied. Sleep …

Identity confusion and materialism mediate the relationship between excessive social network site usage and online compulsive buying

SP Sharif, J Khanekharab - Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social …, 2017 - liebertpub.com
This study investigates the mediating role of identity confusion and materialism in the
relationship between social networking site (SNS) excessive usage and online compulsive …

Sages and Seekers: The development of diverse adolescents' transcendent thinking and purpose through an intergenerational storytelling program

R Riveros, XF Yang, MJ Gonzalez Anaya… - The Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Adolescents develop capacities for emotionally engaged social thinking that transcends
concrete situations, enabling them to infer values, beliefs and broader perspectives with …