Become A Detached Witness To Life
The two measures of meaning (cognitive processing and purpose) were positively associated with most of the measures of adaptation. In particular, cognitive processing was very strongly related to grit (passion and perseverance for long-term goals), and self-distancing was robustly related to gratitude and well-being, and negatively related to emotion suppression.
The interaction between cognitive processing and self-distancing was additionally associated with measures of adaptation.
Meaning-making is particularly adaptive if one can maintain a self-detached third-person perspective.
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