Multidimensional Existential Meaning Scale.
MEMS
- What it measures
- Meaning in life as three distinct facets - Comprehension (life makes sense), Purpose (having direction/goals), and Mattering (one's existence is significant).
- Length and format
- 15 (5 per facet). 7-pt Likert (1 not at all true - 7 very true) (self-report questionnaire)
- Language versions
- Adapted into several languages incl. PL (Polish) and others
- Normative data
- Normative data for this instrument is held in our reference library. The per-population breakdown is not published here.
- Licence
- open with attribution
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- Reference
- George, L. S., & Park, C. L. (2017). The Multidimensional Existential Meaning Scale: A tripartite approach to measuring meaning in life. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 12(6), 613-627.
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