Uncovering the Effects of Awe on Meaning in Life

Yuwan Dai (), Tonglin Jiang () and Miao Miao ()
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Yuwan Dai: Peking University
Tonglin Jiang: Peking University
Miao Miao: Peking University

Journal of Happiness Studies, 2022, vol. 23, issue 7, No 18, 3517-3529

Abstract: Abstract Research on awe and meaning in life (MIL) is rare. In the current research, we conducted a pre-registered study to examine how awe influences MIL from the perspective of the tripartite model of MIL as well as the construction and detection routes of deriving meaning. The results showed that awe increased MIL via motivating purpose pursuit but decreased MIL by reducing the sense of significance. Overall, awe increased MIL, which was driven mainly by the mediating effect of purpose pursuit. Our findings suggest that awe is not a purely positive emotion, and it affects MIL in a complex way. The implications were discussed.

Keywords: Awe; Meaning in life; Purpose pursuit; Significance feeling; Coherence seeking (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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