Michael F. Steger

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Michael F. Steger is a professor of psychology at Colorado State University. He is the founder and director of the Center for Meaning and Purpose.[1][2] His research focuses on the topics of meaning, purpose in life,[3][4] and meaningful work.[5][6]

He developed the widely used psychological measure, the Meaning in Life Questionnaire[7] (cited 4260 times, according to Google Scholar[8]) and the Work and Meaning Inventory.[9] (Cited 1333 times, according to Google Scholar.[8])

Steger received his PhD with specializations in counseling psychology and personality psychology from the University of Minnesota in 2005.

Steger has written or edited three books:

  • Designing Positive Psychology: Taking Stock and Moving Forward[10]
  • Purpose and Meaning in the Workplace[11]
  • The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of the Psychology of Positivity and Strengths-Based Approaches at Work[12]

and writes a blog for Psychology Today.[13] He is a member of the board of directors for the International Positive Psychology Association.[14]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Center for Meaning and Purpose".
  2. ^ "Colorado State University".
  3. ^ Steger, M. F. (2013). "Is meaning in life a flagship indicator of well-being". PsycEXTRA Dataset. doi:10.1037/e574802013-056. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
  4. ^ Diener, Ed; Oishi, Shigehiro; Tay, Louis (2018-02-12). "Advances in subjective well-being research". Nature Human Behaviour. 2 (4): 253–260. doi:10.1038/s41562-018-0307-6. ISSN 2397-3374. PMID 30936533. S2CID 4726262.
  5. ^ Steger, Michael F. (2019-01-10), Yeoman, Ruth; Bailey, Catherine; Madden, Adrian; Thompson, Marc (eds.), "Meaning in Life and in Work", The Oxford Handbook of Meaningful Work, Oxford University Press, pp. 207–220, doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198788232.013.12, ISBN 978-0-19-878823-2, retrieved 2020-10-06
  6. ^ Steger, Michael F. (2016-11-19), "Creating Meaning and Purpose at Work", The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of the Psychology of Positivity and Strengths&;#x02010;Based Approaches at Work, Chichester, UK: John Wiley &;#38; Sons, Ltd, pp. 60–81, doi:10.1002/9781118977620.ch5, ISBN 978-1-118-97762-0, retrieved 2020-10-06
  7. ^ Steger, Michael F.; Frazier, Patricia; Oishi, Shigehiro; Kaler, Matthew (2006). "The meaning in life questionnaire: Assessing the presence of and search for meaning in life". Journal of Counseling Psychology. 53 (1): 80–93. doi:10.1037/0022-0167.53.1.80. ISSN 1939-2168.
  8. ^ a b [1] Google Scholar Author page, Accessed March 25, 2022
  9. ^ Steger, Michael F.; Dik, Bryan J.; Duffy, Ryan D. (2012-02-19). "Measuring Meaningful Work". Journal of Career Assessment. 20 (3): 322–337. doi:10.1177/1069072711436160. ISSN 1069-0727. S2CID 11739848.
  10. ^ Designing Positive Psychology: Taking Stock and Moving Forward. Series in Positive Psychology. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press. 2011-01-31. ISBN 978-0-19-537358-5.
  11. ^ "Purpose and Meaning in the Workplace". www.apa.org. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
  12. ^ Oades, Lindsay G.; Steger, Michael F.; Fave, Antonella Delle; Passmore, Jonathan, eds. (2016-12-27). The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of the Psychology of Positivity and Strengths&;#x02010;Based Approaches at Work. doi:10.1002/9781118977620. ISBN 9781118977620.
  13. ^ "Michael F Steger Ph.D. | Psychology Today South Africa". Psychology Today. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
  14. ^ "Board Of Directors". International Positive Psychology Association. Retrieved 2020-10-06.