scispace - formally typeset
R

Rebecca J. Schlegel

Researcher at Texas A&M University

Publications -  71
Citations -  2062

Rebecca J. Schlegel is an academic researcher from Texas A&M University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Meaning (existential) & Feeling. The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 59 publications receiving 1684 citations. Previous affiliations of Rebecca J. Schlegel include University of Missouri & Boston College.

Papers
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI

Thine own self: True self-concept accessibility and meaning in life.

TL;DR: The present research examined whether the cognitive accessibility of the true self-concept would predict the experience of meaning in life and showed that individual differences in trueself-concept accessibility, but not differences in actual self- Concept accessibility, predicted mean in life.
Journal ArticleDOI

Feeling Like You Know Who You Are: Perceived True Self-Knowledge and Meaning in Life

TL;DR: Three studies investigate the role of the subjective feeling that one possesses knowledge of one’s true self in meaning in life judgments and found that the perception of availability of true self-knowledge predicted meaning inLife judgments over and above other potentially related constructs such as mood and self-esteem.
Journal ArticleDOI

The breast cancer experience of rural women: a literature review.

TL;DR: A few of the findings of the review include that rural and urban women receive different primary treatments for breast cancer, that rural women may have greater difficulty negotiating their traditional gender roles during and after treatment, and that ruralWomen desire greater health‐related information about their breast cancer.
Journal ArticleDOI

The True Self and Psychological Health: Emerging Evidence and Future Directions

TL;DR: The authors examines both theoretical and lay conceptions of the true self and reviews the empirical evidence that supports its role in psychological health, with a particular emphasis on current research that demonstrates that both the accessibility and ease of thinking about one's true self-concept is associated with the experiences of meaning and satisfaction.
Journal ArticleDOI

Social Threats, Happiness, and the Dynamics of Meaning in Life Judgments

TL;DR: Results suggest the dynamic ways that social relationships and PA inform judgments of MIL, and show that on days when RNS was low, PA was strongly related to MIL.