Understanding the search for meaning in life: personality, cognitive style, and the dynamic between seeking and experiencing meaning.

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• Publication year

  2008

• Venue

  Journal of Personality

• Publication date

  2008-04-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2007.00484.xPMID 18331281
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