The Routledge International Handbook of Human Significance and Mattering

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Arie W. Kruglanski is Distinguished University Professor of Psychology at the University of Maryland, USA.

Isaac Prilleltensky is the Erwin and Barbara Mautner Chair in Community Well-Being at the University of Miami, USA.

Amiram Raviv is a school and clinical psychologist. He is Professor Emeritus at the School of Psychological Sciences at Tel Aviv University, Israel.

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This innovative book addresses the need for significance and mattering as a universal human motivation. It examines the impact of significance and mattering, considering how they manifest across our lifespan and in different parts of our lives.

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Table of Contents

List of Contributors

List of Figures

List of Tables

Part 1: Introduction

1 The Supreme Quest- Arie Kruglanski, Isaac Prilleltensky, Amiram Raviv

Part 2: Significance and Mattering Across the Lifespan

2 Mattering In Childhood: A Developmental Attachment Perspective- Jessica Stern, Jude Cassidy

3 Mattering, Self-Esteem, and First-Generation College Students- Gregory C. Elliott, Emily Siff, Jardelle Johnson

4 An Attachment Perspective On The Quest For Significance And Mattering- Mario Mikulincer, Phillip R. Shaver

5 Significance And Mattering In Late Adulthood- Jessie Dezutter, Laura Dewitte

6 A Terror Management Theory Perspective On The Human Needs For Self-Esteem, Meaning, Close Relationships And Significance- Tom Pyszcynski, Jonathan Morgan

Part 3: Significance And Mattering Across Life Domains

7 The Quest For Significance And Mattering In Education- Maurice J. Elias, Danielle R. Hatchimonji, Samuel J. Nayman, Arielle C.V. Linsky

8 Mattering and Work- David Blustein, Camille M. Smith, Karley Guterres, Brenda Tsai

9 Communities: Sites, Sources, and Subjects of Significance- Michael P. Scarpa

Part 4: Significance And Mattering Across Societies And Cultures

10 Making Us Matter: Social Identity, Leadership And Collective Agency- Kate Reynolds, Emina Subasic, Benjamin Jones, Haochen Zhou

11 Gender, Significance, And Mattering- Amanda Diekman, Andrew D. White, Samantha L. Heiman

12 Good Trouble: Nonviolent Activism And The Quest For Psychological Significance In A Racialized Society- Angela Cole-Dixon, Cynthia E. Winston-Proctor

13 Significance Quest and International Relations: On the Psychology of Foreign Affairs- Markéta Kocmanová, Karl Kaltenthaler, Arie W. Kruglanski

14 Love, Motivated: Partner Merit And Appreciation As Sources Of Significance- Molly Ellenberg, Arie Kruglanski, Ewa Szumowska, Huixian Yu-UMD

15 Significance: The Missing Link Between Frustration And Aggression- Molly Ellenberg, Arie Kruglanski, Brad Bushman

16 Mattering as citizens: Conditions- Isaac Prilleltensky, Michael P. Scarpa, Salvatore Di Martino, Dina von Heimburg, Ottar Ness

17 Mattering as Citizens: Correlates and Consequences- Michael P. Scarpa, Salvatore Di Martino, Dina von Heimburg, Ottar Ness, Isaac Prilleltensky

18 Gaining And Maintaining Significance: The Role Of Group Membership- John Levine, Dominic Abrams

19 Significance And Mattering In Migration- David Webber, Erica Molinario, Katarzyna Jasko, Arie Kruglanski

20 Down The Yellow Brick Road: How Socialization Through Early Narratives Shapes The Quest For Significance- Sophia Moscalenko

Part 5: Significance And Mattering In Mental Health

21 Self-Worth In Mental Health: At The Intersection Of Mattering And Significance- Melissa Hagan, Brianna Hernandez, Abigail Batchelder

22 Conservation of Resources Theory and Traumatic Stress Placed in the Context of Meaning Making: An Evolutionary Ecological Perspective- Steve Hobfoll, Wai Kai Hou

23 The Narcissism Spectrum Through the Prism of Significance-Quest Theory- Amiram Raviv, Ami Sha'ked, Darya Maoz

24 Feelings of Not Mattering Among Lonely People: Is the Loneliness Epidemic Due To An Epidemic of Feeling Insignificant? - Gordon L. Flett, Alison L. Rose, Joel O. Goldberg

25 Conclusion: Lessons Learned and Practical Applications- Isaac Prilleltensky, Amiram Raviv, Arie Kruglanski