Universität zu Köln

Stavrova, Olga ORCID: 0000-0002-6079-4151 and Luhmann, Maike ORCID: 0000-0001-6211-9304 (2016). Social connectedness as a source and consequence of meaning in life. J. Posit. Psychol., 11 (5). S. 470 - 480. ABINGDON: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. ISSN 1743-9779

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Abstract

Multiple studies have shown that the sense of belonging and connectedness contribute to meaning in life, but does meaning also influence social connectedness? The present research examines the reciprocal relationships between meaning and different types of connectedness: intimate, relational, and collective. Analyzing data from a nationally representative longitudinal study (Study 1) with cross-lagged panel models, we found that only collective connectedness was prospectively associated with meaning, whereas meaning was prospectively associated with all three types of connectedness, controlling for life satisfaction. The beneficial effect of meaning extended to behavioral indicators of collective and intimate connectedness (Study 2). Higher levels of meaning in life were prospectively associated with an increased likelihood of joining voluntary associations and getting married, and, for people high in marital satisfaction, with a decreased likelihood of marital separation. Together, these findings suggest that the relationship between social connectedness and meaning in life is bidirectional.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Stavrova, Olga UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-6079-4151 UNSPECIFIED Luhmann, Maike UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0001-6211-9304 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-289184
DOI:	10.1080/17439760.2015.1117127
Journal or Publication Title:	J. Posit. Psychol.
Volume:	11
Number:	5
Page Range:	S. 470 - 480
Date:	2016
Publisher:	ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Place of Publication:	ABINGDON
ISSN:	1743-9779
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language FIT INDEXES; ALTERNATIVES; EXCLUSION; ADULTHOOD; SUPPORT; FAMILY; COSTS; COUNT; PANEL Multiple languages Psychology, Multidisciplinary Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/28918