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- Influence
Alone and Without Purpose: Life Loses Meaning Following Social Exclusion.
- Tyler F. Stillman, R. Baumeister, Nathaniel M. Lambert, A. W. Crescioni, C. DeWall, F. Fincham
- Psychology, Medicine
- Journal of experimental social psychology
- 1 July 2009
Four studies (N = 643) supported the hypothesis that social exclusion would reduce the global perception of life as meaningful. Social exclusion was manipulated experimentally by having a confederate… Expand
Subjective correlates and consequences of belief in free will
- A. W. Crescioni, R. Baumeister, Sarah E. Ainsworth, Michael R Ent, Nathaniel M. Lambert
- Psychology
- 2 January 2016
Four studies measured or manipulated beliefs in free will to illuminate how such beliefs are linked to other aspects of personality. Study 1 showed that stronger belief in free will was correlated… Expand
The Four Needs for Meaning, the Value Gap, and How (and Whether) Society Can Fill the Void
- A. W. Crescioni, R. Baumeister
- Sociology
- 2013
We present four needs for meaning that humans seek to fulfill in order to view their lives as meaningful – purpose, value justification, self-efficacy, and self-worth. We discuss the shift in sources… Expand