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. 2021 Jan 14:11:601899.
doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.601899. eCollection 2020.

Why Meaning in Life Matters for Societal Flourishing

Clay Routledge  1 , Taylor A FioRito  2
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Why Meaning in Life Matters for Societal Flourishing

Clay Routledge et al. Front Psychol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: economics; flourishing; meaning; motivation; prosocial behavior; self-regulation.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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