Research Highlights – August 2018

Finding meaning in life is related to the sense or feeling that things are the way they should be, and that there is a sense of order. According to a study just published in the journal, Social Psychological and Personality Science, conservatives, more so than liberals, feel that their lives are meaningful or have purpose. The work by USC’s Mind and Society Center was based on five studies examining how strongly conservatives and liberals feel that their lives have purpose.

The scientists analyzed results from two nationally-representa.....