Introduction I. Philosophical Roots, Scientific Methods 1. The Role of Death in Becoming Subjective and Cultivating Meaning in Kierkegaard, Sophie Höfer & Adam Buben 2. A Sense of Freedom: Free Will in Contemporary Analytic Philosophy and Sartre''s Being and Nothingness, Stephen Kearns & Alfred R.Mele 3. Determination and Transcendence: An Existentialist Account of Our Freedom to Shape Ourselves in a Deterministic World, Derk Pereboom 4. The Failure of Science and the Science of Failure: Toward a Black Existential Psychology, Timothy J. Golden 5.
Research Methods in the Science of Existential Psychology, Matthew Vess II. Death, Aging, and Time 6. Back to the Future: Terror Management Theory--Review and Preview, Sheldon Solomon, Jeff Greenberg, & Tom Pyszczynski 7. The Nature Problem: Wilderness, Animals, and the Human Body, Uri Lifshin, Sarah Elizabeth Wolfe, Lauren Keira Marie Smith, Stylianos Syropoulos, Immo Fritsche, & Fabian M. Hess 8. Near-Death Experiences: An Overview and Implications for Mortality, Natasha Ann Tassell-Matamua, Bruce Greyson, & Philip J. Cozzolino 9. Death Anxiety and Mental Health, Rachel Menzies 10.
Health in the Spotlight and Shadow of Death: The Terror Management Health Model, Emily P. Courtney, Jamie L. Goldenberg, & Jamie Arndt 11. Suicide: The Fatal Withdrawal from Life, Joseph Hayes & Robert W.G. Tupper 12. Existential Neuroscience: Bridging Philosophy, Psychology, and the Brain, Markus Quirin & Georg Northoff 13. Time, Scarcity, and Savoring the Moment, Jaime L.
Kurtz & Ryan Murphy 14. Nostalgia: The Existential Value of Temporal Longing, Constantine Sedikides & Tim Wildschut 15. An Existential Perspective on Aging into Older Adulthood, Molly Maxfield III. Freedom, Authenticity, and Moral Responsibility 16. Developmental Research on Children''s Understanding of Choice and Constraints, Xin Zhao 17. How the Existential Agent Functions: Free Will and Self-Regulation, Roy F. Baumeister 18. From Authenticity to I-Thou Relationships: Self-Determination Theory as a Framework for the Study of Existential-Phenomenological Psychology, William S.
Ryan & Richard M. Ryan 19. Solving the Existential Problem of Choice: Sartre, Free Will, Goal Breakthroughs, Courage, Autonomy, and Self-Concordance, Kennon M. Sheldon 20. Authenticity and True Selves, Rebecca J. Schlegel & Grace N. Rivera 21. Don''t Tread on Me: Freedom and Reactance to Autonomy Threat, Benjamin David Rosenberg, Thomas Bernhard Coulson, Christopher M.
Falco, & Jason T. Siegel 22. The Tyranny of Freedom: Choice Overload, Decision Fatigue, and the Meaning of Choice, Nathan N. Cheek 23. The Art of Choosing: Navigating the Benefits and Costs of Choice, Elena Reutskaja & Raffaella Misuraca 24. Belief in Free Will, Moral Responsibility, and Personal Agency, Elizabeth Seto 25. Morality, the Self, and Self-Conscious Emotions, Jessica L. Tracy, Gabrielle C.
Ibasco, & Ian Hohm IV. Isolation, Uncertainty, and Shared Reality 26. Existential Isolation and I-Sharing: Theoretical and Empirical Contributions, Elif Bilal & Peter J. Helm 27. Shared Reality, Matteo Masi & Gerald Echterhoff 28. Navigating Uncertainty: Cognitive Closure, Information Processing, Epistemic Authority in the Pursuit of Knowledge, Karolina Bonarska, Jakub Cacek, Malgorzata Kossowska, & Ewa Szumowska 29. Uncertainty and Social Identity, Benjamin J. Anjewierden, Kathryn M.
Kincaid, Amber M. Gaffney, & David E. Rast 30. How Meaningful Values Supplant Reactive Approach Motivation for Hostile Worldview Extremes, Ian McGregor 31. An Attachment Perspective on the Management of Existential Concerns and Cultivation of Personal Growth, Mario Mikulincer & Phillip R. Shaver 32. Ostracism as an Existential Threat, Sydney G. Wicks, Sarah Mohammadi, Natasha R.
Wood, & Andrew H. Hales 33. Existential Loneliness and Aging, Phoebe E. McKenna-Plumley & Jenny M. Groarke V. Culture, Self, and Identity 34. The Cultural Pursuit of Meaning, Steven J. Heine & Michael B.
Mask 35. Metaphor Shapes Existential Cognition, Mark Landau, Amy P. Kenny, & Young-Ju Ryu 36. Cultural-Existential Psychology: The Societal Roots of Threat and Defense, Daniel Sullivan, Alexis N. Goad, Roman Palitsky, Harrison J. Schmitt, & Isaac F. Young 37. A Hero''s Wrath: Taming the Sense of Chaos and Cultivating a Meaningful Sense of Self Through Moral Outrage, Zachary K.
Rothschild & Lucas A. Keefer 38. Life in Plastic, Not So Fantastic: A Barbie-Informed Feminist Existential Perspective on the Objectification of Women, Jamie L. Goldenberg, Tomi-Ann Roberts, & Roxanne N. Felig 39. State Authenticity as Identity-Based Fit to Environment: The SAFE Model, Constantine Sedikides & Toni Schmader 40. Narrative Identity, Dan P. McAdams & Sebnem Ture 41.
How and Why Does Personality Change across the Lifespan?, Muchen Xi & Joshua J. Jackson VI. Meaning and Purpose 42. Commonplace Meaning in Life, Erica A. Holberg & Laura A. King 43. Dynamic Variation in Finding Meaning and Purpose in Daily Life, David B. Newman & Paul K.
Lutz 44. The Existential Dynamics of Politics: Understanding the Links between Political Beliefs, Well-Being, and Meaning in Life, Jake Womick, Julianna Ochoa-Peralta, Kevin Flores, Sarahi Lopez Amaro, & Andre Martinez, Jr. 45. Science and Religion: Meaning-Making Tools Competing to Explain the World, Natalia Zarzeczna & Roosa Haimila 46. Making Life Matter: The Role of Sociocultural and Experiential Significance, Lydia M. Needy, Michael Austin Day, Xiaobo Xu, & Joshua A. Hicks 47. From Conscious Wishes to Nonconscious Actions, Gabriele Oettingen 48.
Boredom and Meaning: Managing Everyday Existential Dread, Eric Raymound Igou, Wijnand Adriaan Pieter van Tilburg, Andrew Bryan Moynihan, & Muireann Kate O''Dea 49. Pathways to Meaning and Meaning Maintenance in an Ever-Changing World, Pninit Russo-Netzer & Stefan E. Schulenberg 50. Making Meaning of Adversity: A Conceptual and Empirical Overview, Crystal L. Park 51. The Search for Meaning: A Review of Research and Theory, Michael F. Steger & Dylan R. Marsh VII.
Religion and Spirituality 52. Death Awareness and Religious Faith, Kenneth E. Vail III, Madhwa S. Galgali, Ashley D. Seeling, & Caroline C. Lapish 53. Agency, Free Will Beliefs and Religion: Implications for Meaning Making, Self-Regulation, Well-Being, and Attributional Thinking, Jeffrey D. Green, Stephanie Anne Barrientos Barrientos, & Isabella L.
Di Lauro 54. Facing the Existential Chasm: The Nonreligious Quest for Meaning and Existential Security, Daryl R. Van Tongeren 55. Nonreligious Paths to Existential Fulfillment, Luke Galen 56. Religious and Spiritual Struggles: A Brief Overview Highlighting Links with Existential Topics, Julie J. Exline & Kenneth I. Pargament 57. Guided by the Glimpse: The Psychology of Meaning from Anomalous Experience, Ralph W.
Hood, Jr. & Jonathan Dinsmore VIII. Awe, Growth, and the Good Life 58. Awe, Megan E. Edwards & Patty Van Cappellen 59. The Transformative Self: How the Narrative Architecture of Identity Frames Humane Flourishing and Authenticity, Jack J. Bauer 60. Familiarity Seeking: Growing and Learning from Repeat Experiences, Yuji Katsumata Winet & Ed O''Brien 61.
The Pursuit of Happiness: Toxic Positivity or an Existentially Worthy Goal in Life, Frank Martela 62. Exploring Psychological Richness and Its Implications for a Good Life, Elizabeth A. Janey & Shigehiro Oishi 63. Tangled Integration: Weaving Together Philosophy, Science, and Practice to Advance Existential Ideas, Kevin Aho, Natalie Fraser, & Carol Ryff 64. Existential-Humanistic Psychotherapy: An Integrative, Multicultural Perspective, Kirk J. Schneider, Theopia Reness Jackson, & Louis Hoffman 65. Courage amid Suffering: A Model of Existential Hope, Daryl R. Van Tongeren & Sara A.
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