
The Psychology of Ultimate Concerns
Motivation and Spirituality in Personality
Robert A. Emmons(Author)
Guilford Publications (Publisher)
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 18. September 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-1-57230-935-7 (ISBN)
Description
Proposing that personal goals are what give meaning to life, this volume explores the role played by spirituality and religion in investing goals with significance. The concept of ultimate concerns is developed as a scientific construct and an innovative framework is presented for their assessment and measurement. Marshaling important findings from his own and others' research, Robert A. Emmons provides compelling insights into the links between spirituality, subjective well-being, and personality integration. He demonstrates how locating religion and spirituality within accepted scientific parameters can deepen our understanding of these pervasive dimensions of human experience. Further, the book makes a powerful case for the inclusion of ultimate concerns in any attempt to build a motivational theory of personality.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
General, Professional, and Professional Practice & Development
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
336 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-57230-935-7 (9781572309357)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
07/1999
1st Edition
Guilford Publications
€80.75
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Person
Robert A. Emmons
Content
I. Personal Goals: An Approach to Personality and Subjective Well-Being
1. Introduction: Motivation and Spirituality in Personality
2. Personal Goals as Units of Analysis
3. Personal Goals and Subjective Well-Being
4. Goal Conflict and Personality Fragmentation
II. Spirituality, Goals, and Intelligence
5. Spiritual Strivings as Ultimate Concerns
6. From Goal to Whole: Spiritual Strivings and Personality Integration
7. Personal Goals and Life Meaning
8. Spiritual Intelligence: Toward a Theory of Personality and Spirituality
*Appendix A: Personal Striving Assessment Packet
*Appendix B: Personal Striving Coding Manual
1. Introduction: Motivation and Spirituality in Personality
2. Personal Goals as Units of Analysis
3. Personal Goals and Subjective Well-Being
4. Goal Conflict and Personality Fragmentation
II. Spirituality, Goals, and Intelligence
5. Spiritual Strivings as Ultimate Concerns
6. From Goal to Whole: Spiritual Strivings and Personality Integration
7. Personal Goals and Life Meaning
8. Spiritual Intelligence: Toward a Theory of Personality and Spirituality
*Appendix A: Personal Striving Assessment Packet
*Appendix B: Personal Striving Coding Manual