APS
30th APS Annual Convention
Relationships with People and God: Sources for Meaning and Purpose in Life
People strive for meaning and purpose in their lives. Meaning-making is not only an intrapersonal endeavor, but also an interpersonal process. Using clinical and nationally representative samples, four speakers elucidate how people leverage their supportive relationships and religious beliefs to derive meaning and purpose and achieve better well-being.
Chairs & Discussants
- Todd ChanChair
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor - Kaidi WuCoChair
University of Michigan
Presentations
- Gratitude and Purpose in Life: Links with Biological Stress in Japan and the USMeg Seymour, Shinobu Kitayama
- When God Is Your Friend: Religiosity Bolsters Purpose in Life in the Socially DisconnectedTodd Chan, Oscar Ybarra
- Making Sense of the Japanese American Wartime Incarceration: Redress Reactions Among Christian and Buddhist Incarceration SurvivorsKaidi Wu, Jackie Kim, Donna Nagata
- Meaning Making in Heart Failure Patients: The Roles of Religiosity and Social SupportCrystal Park
