“…Researchers have proposed multiple definitions of meaning-in-life (Steger, 2009), nevertheless, the most shared elements contain a sense of order to one’s life, realizing the relationships among people and the world, tracking the valuable goals, and understanding that one’s life is important (Steger et al, 2012). Various investigations have shown that a greater sense of meaning-in-life is positively linked with numerous indices of well-being including life satisfaction, optimism, hope, and positive emotional states such as happiness and love; moreover, it is negatively linked with negative emotional states such as shame, anger, sadness, depression and PTSD symptoms (Bryan et al, 2019; Hirsch et al, 2014; King et al, 2006). Numerous studies (Homan, 2016; Marshall & Brockman, 2016; Phillips & Ferguson, 2013) have shown a significant correlation between greater levels of self-compassion and increased presence of meaning-in-life.…”