Part I. Introduction. Psychologies of meaning / Alexander Batthyany and Pninit Russo-Netzer -- Part II. Conceptualizations of meaning. Meaning in life : the nature, needs, and myths / Michael J. MacKenzie and Roy F. Baumeister -- Existential mattering : bringing attention to a neglected but central aspect of meaning? / Login S. George and Crystal L. Park -- Meaning as a buffer for existential anxiety / Pelin Kesebir and Tom Pyszczynski -- Meaning in terror management theory / Adrian Tomer -- Finding the keys to meaningful happiness : beyond being happy or sad is to love / Thomas William Nielsen -- Part III. A dialogue between positive and existential psychology : exploring connections. Extending the contexts of existence : benefits of meaning-guided living / Dmitry Leontiev -- Ultimate concerns from existential and positive psychological perspectives / John Jurica, Jenni Barenz, Yerin Shim, Kirsten Graham and Michael F. Steger -- Narrative coherence and disruption : negotiating between positive and existential psychology / Chad Hammond, Ulrich Teucher and Rita Hamoline -- Viktor Frankl’s meaning-seeking model and positive psychology / Paul T.P. Wong -- Positive psychology, existential psychology, and the presumption of egoism / Edwin E. Gantt and Jeffrey L. Thayne -- Anxiety and the approach of idealistic meaning / Mike Prentice and Ian McGregor -- Positive and existential psychological approaches to the experience of meaning in life / Jinhyung Kim, Elizabeth Seto, William E. Davis and Joshua A. Hicks -- Part IV. Empirical and applied perspectives. Meaning in life and coping : sense of meaning as a buffer against stress / Peter Halama -- Perceived meaning and disaster mental health : a role for logotherapy in clinical-disaster psychology / Stefan E. Schulenberg, Christopher F. Drescher and Brandy J. Baczwaski -- Meaning sensitive psychotherapy : binding clinical, existential, and positive psychological perspectives / Nathan Mascaro -- Hardiness leads to meaningful growth through what is learned when resolving stressful circumstances / Salvatore R. Maddi -- Do meaning in life and purpose in life protect against suicide ideation among community-residing older adults? / Marnin J. Heisel and Gordon L. Flett -- Mourning, meaning, and memory : individual, communal, and cultural narration of grief / Robert A. Neimeyer, Dennis Klass and Michael Robert Dennis -- Ebb and flow in the sense of meaning purpose : a lifespan perspective on alcohol and other drug involvement / Kenneth Hart and Tyler Carey -- Well-being and personal growth in emerging motherhood--and what about meaning? / Orit Taubman--Ben-Ari
