Predicting the Presence and Search for Life Meaning: Test of an Attachment Theory-Driven Model

Predicting well-being in managers: Test of a positive psychology model

“…surface acting) scores and both indicators of adult attachment insecurity were significantly and negatively related to job satisfaction. As previous studies had not conjointly assessed the intercorrelations of adult attachment orientations, experienced and expressed forms of authenticity, and well-being in work samples, our correlational findings contribute to this important line of inquiry by revealing bivariate associations among the constructs of attachment security, authenticity, and wellbeing that parallel those previously observed in studies of non-work samples (Lopez & Rice, 2006;Lopez et al, 2015;Wood et al, 2008). They also suggest that, whereas both anxious and avoidant business managers are likely to report inauthentic self-experiences and to display inauthentic emotions in the workplace, they may differ in their motivations for doing so.…”

“…364).' Of note, studies employing either form of measurement have reported significant associations between authenticity and adult attachment security (Lopez, Ramos, Nisenbaum, Thind, & Ortiz-Rodriguez, 2015;Lopez & Rice, 2006) as well as between authenticity and adaptive forms of affect regulation (Kernis & Goldman, 2006;Lakey, Kernis, Heppner, & Lance, 2008;Pinto, Maltby, Wood, & Day, 2012), positive relational behaviors and social power (Brunell et al, 2010;Kraus, Chen, & Keltner, 2011), and also with indicators of existential and subjective well-being (Boyraz, Waits, & Felix, 2014;Lopez et al, 2015;Schlegel & Hicks, 2011;Sheldon, Gunz, & Schachtman, 2012;Wood et al, 2008).…”

Distinguishing between basic psychological needs and basic wellness enhancers: the case of beneficence as a candidate psychological need

“…We also measured negative affect and search for meaning, predicting that they would each be positively correlated with beneficence frustration. The search for meaning construct was relevant because when people feel that their impact on others is hurtful or negative, this should lead to more searching for meaning given the associations of this variable with, for example, anxiety, and self-alienation (e.g., Lopez et al 2015). In addition, a number of well-being indicators (i.e., positive affect, vitality, life satisfaction, self-esteem, presence of meaning) were included, with the expectation that these would be negatively correlated to beneficence frustration.…”

Cultural Self-Views Influence Meaning Making: Self-Construals as Differential Predictors of Meaning in Life among Filipino University Students

“…Previous research has identified some social and contextual predictors of meaning in life which may include, but were not limited to, attachment orientations (Lopez, Ramos, Nisenbaum, Thind & Ortiz-Rodriguez, 2015), connectedness to nature (Howell, Passmore, & Buro, 2013), maternal responsiveness (Brassai et al, 2013), social interests (Kim, Park, & Hogge, 2015), and sense of belongingness (Lambert et al, 2013). Avoidance and anxiety attachment orientations had stronger negative correlations with the presence of meaning than search for meaning in life (Lopez et al, 2015). Previous studies have not paid much attention to cultural correlates of a meaningful life.…”