@ARTICLE{26583223_29327167_2011, author = {Konstantin Karpinsky}, keywords = {, spirituality, suboptimal life meaning, non-spiritual life meaning, life meaning crisislife meaning}, title = {Non-spiritual Life Meaning as an Origin of Developmental Personality Crisis}, journal = {Psychology. Journal of Higher School of Economics}, year = {2011}, volume = {8}, number = {1}, pages = {27-58}, url = {https://psy-journal.hse.ru/en/2011-8-1/29327167.html}, publisher = {}, abstract = {The paper presents the results of theoretical analysis and empirical study of non-spiritual life meanings that lead to life meaning crises in the course of personality development. Non-spiritual life meaning is seen as a functionally suboptimal meaning that is based mainly on egocentric values with no or minimal presence of self-transcendent values. The results of the empirical study suggest that adoption of such a pattern of values as sources of life meaning by a personality leads to a more intense experience of life meaning crisis.}, annote = {The paper presents the results of theoretical analysis and empirical study of non-spiritual life meanings that lead to life meaning crises in the course of personality development. Non-spiritual life meaning is seen as a functionally suboptimal meaning that is based mainly on egocentric values with no or minimal presence of self-transcendent values. The results of the empirical study suggest that adoption of such a pattern of values as sources of life meaning by a personality leads to a more intense experience of life meaning crisis.} }