Assessing multidimensional mattering: Development and exploratory validation of the Mattering in Domains of Life Scale (MIDLS)

Scarpa, Michael P.; Zopluoğlu, Cengiz; Prilleltensky, Isaac

doi:10.1002/jcop.22725

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“…Mattering was assessed via the Mattering in Domains of Life Scale (MIDLS). MIDLS features 27 items and uses a 0–10 Cantril scale and has previously been validated in a U.S. sample ( Scarpa et al, 2021b ). Like the other two scales employed, MIDLS focuses on individual experiences of mattering across several domains of life (i.e., personal, interpersonal, occupational, and community), each of them representing feeling valued and adding value , for a total of 8 factors.…”

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Mattering Mediates Between Fairness and Well-being

2021

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Research has suggested a fundamental connection between fairness and well-being at the individual, relational, and societal levels. Mattering is a multidimensional construct consisting of feeling valued by, and adding value to, self and others. Prior studies have attempted to connect mattering to both fairness and a variety of well-being outcomes. Based on these findings, we hypothesize that mattering acts as a mediator between fairness and well-being. This hypothesis was tested through Covariance-Based Structural Equation Modeling (CB-SEM) using multidimensional measures of fairness, mattering, and well-being. Results from a Latent Path Analysis conducted on a representative sample of 1,051U.S. adults provide support to our hypothesis by revealing a strong direct predictive effect of mattering onto well-being and a strong indirect effect of fairness onto well-being through mattering. Results also show that mattering is likely to fully mediate the relationship between fairness and multiple domains of well-being, except in one case, namely, economic well-being. These findings illustrate the value of a focus on mattering to understand the relationship between fairness and well-being and to provide future directions for theory, research, and practice. Theoretical implications for the experience of citizenship and participation, along with cross-cultural considerations, are also discussed.

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“…Mattering is easy to operationalize (Scarpa et al, 2022) and to translate into action to enhance both wellness and fairness (Scarpa et al, 2021). Moreover, mattering not only reminds us of our right to feel valued but also of our responsibility to add value to others (Prilleltensky, 2020).…”

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“…At the same time, we can see what is working well in terms of procedural or corrective justice in the workplace. The Mattering in Domains of Life Scale (Scarpa et al, 2022) is a validated tool that can be utilized to assess the level of mattering of people across various domains of wellness shown in Table 1. The results can be used to formulate recommendations for action.…”

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Mattering, wellness, and fairness: Psychosocial goods for the common good.

Prilleltensky¹,

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Ness³

et al. 2023

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

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Whereas the behavioral and health sciences have been mainly concerned with the private good, there is an urgent need to understand and foster the collective good. Without a coherent framework for the common good, it will be extremely difficult to prevent and manage crises such as pandemics, illness, climate change, poverty, discrimination, injustice, and inequality, all of which affects marginalized populations disproportionally. While frameworks for personal well-being abound in psychology, psychiatry, counseling, and social work, conceptualizations of collective well-being are scarce. Our search for foundations of the common good resulted in the identification of three psychosocial goods: mattering, wellness, and fairness. There are several reasons for choosing them, including the fact that they concurrently advance personal, relational, and collective value. In addition, they represent basic human motivations, have considerable explanatory power, exist at multiple ecological levels, and have significant transformative potential. The complementary nature of the three goods is illustrated in an interactional model. Based on empirical evidence, we suggest that conditions of justice lead to experiences of mattering, which, in turn, enhance wellness. Challenges and opportunities afforded by the model at the intrapersonal, interpersonal, occupational, communal, national, and global levels are presented. The proposed psychosocial goods are used to formulate a culture for the common good in which we balance the right with the responsibility to feel valued and add value, to self and others, in order to promote not just wellness but also fairness.

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“…Furthermore, from a more social and systemic point of view, when examining the relationship between parents and their children and the effects on well-being, it is also important to consider the feeling of mattering. Mattering is a strictly relational dimension and an essential psychological need or a crucial human motivation in several domains, such as education, work life and intimate relationships [ 28 ]. It is described as the feeling that one counts and to be important in the world, and at the same time it implies feeling valued by themselves and by others and adding value to one’s life and that of others [ 29 , 30 ].…”

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The Influence of Individual and Contextual Factors on the Vocational Choices of Adolescents and Their Impact on Well-Being

Fantinelli

Esposito

Carlucci

et al. 2023

Behavioral Sciences

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Adolescents who have to make decisions regarding their future career or academic path can be greatly influenced by parental expectations and other individual and contextual factors. The aim of this study is to explore the impact of adolescent–parent career congruence on adolescents’ well-being and future intention to enroll in a university course. The recruitment of participants took place through a combination of convenience sampling and snowball sampling. A sample of 142 high school students who are managing their decisions for the future completed an online questionnaire. Data were analyzed through a path analysis (SEM) with observed variables, and different indices were evaluated to check the model goodness of fit. The data show that congruence with parents’ wishes has a significant effect on academic motivation, work hope and mattering, which in turn have a positive and significant effect on both future intentions to undertake university studies and on the participants’ occupational well-being. In line with past studies, our results demonstrate correlations between adolescent–parent career congruence in career exploration and decision making, pointing out in particular the influence due to complementary congruence with mothers. Furthermore, our study underscores the important role played by both individual and contextual factors in adolescent well-being and intentions for their future. Finally, implications for the practice of vocational guidance practitioners are discussed.

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Assessing multidimensional mattering: Development and exploratory validation of the Mattering in Domains of Life Scale (MIDLS)

Cited by 11 publications

References 88 publications

Mattering Mediates Between Fairness and Well-being

Mattering Mediates Between Fairness and Well-being

Mattering, wellness, and fairness: Psychosocial goods for the common good.

The Influence of Individual and Contextual Factors on the Vocational Choices of Adolescents and Their Impact on Well-Being

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