Meaning Sextet Questionnaire
Vos, J. (2023). The Meaning Sextet: A Systematic Literature Review and Further Validation of a Universal Typology of Meaning in Life. Journal of Constructivist Psychology, 36(2), 204-231.
Fill in the Meaning Sextet Questionnaire MSQ to discover which types of meaning are important to you, and which types you are (not) realising in your life. The MSQ measures six types of meaning:
- Materialistic type of meaning (material conditions, professional-educational success)
- Hedonistic type of meaning (hedonistic/embodied experiences)
- Self-oriented type of meaning (resilience, self-efficacy, self-acceptance, autonomy, creative self-expression, self-care)
- Social type of meaning (social connections, belonging, conformism, altruism, and children)
- Larger type of meaning (purposes, personal growth, temporality, justice/ethics, and spirituality/religion)
- Existential-philosophical type of meaning (being-alive, unique, free, grateful, and responsible).
The MSQ was developed as the result via multiple studies: (1) a systematic literature review of 107 studies in 45.710 participants, (2) development by eight experts and Three-Step Test Interview with eight laypeople, (3) a survey in 1281 participants in 49 countries, (4) replication studies (e.g. in Vos, J., 2020, The Economics of Meaning in Life).
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