by Clay Routledge and Will Johnson | Oct 11, 2022 | Research Reports
This article was originally published in the Harris Poll. World fertility rates—defined by the World Bank as “the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with...
by Clay Routledge | Aug 31, 2022 | Research Reports
Click here to open the PDF in a new tab. Key Findings: Most Americans (69%) agree or strongly agree that they have the power to live a meaningful life (high existential agency). This is the case for both men and women and across regions of the country. The percent of...
by Clay Routledge | Mar 31, 2022 | Research Reports
Click here to open the PDF in a new tab. Optimism plays a central role in human progress. Therefore, it is concerning that many Americans are pessimistic about the future of the United States and its role in the world. For example, according to a Pew Research Center...
by Clay Routledge | Oct 28, 2021 | Research Reports
Click here to view PDF in a new tab. Existential psychology plays a central role in human progress and flourishing, in part, because meaning in life is a self-regulatory and motivational resource that helps people live healthy, productive, prosocial, and goal-oriented...
by Clay Routledge | Dec 14, 2020 | Research Reports
Click here to open the PDF in a new tab. Key takeaways: Regardless of political ideology, religion, race/ethnicity, gender, age, education level, or income, most Americans are proud to be American.Americans report a wide range of reasons for their national pride...
by Clay Routledge | May 28, 2020 | Research Reports
May 2020Clay Routledge Click here to open the PDF in a new Tab Social, behavioral, and health scientists are increasingly appreciating how important meaning in life is to both mental and physical wellbeing. People who view their lives as full of meaning and purpose...
