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Interview Protocol
1. Generally, what comes to mind when you think about meaning of life?
3. What gives you a sense of purpose or meaning in your life? (If you have no meaning of
life, how do you fit into the world/what sense do you make of life/what significance does
the term have/what do you think about meaning in life/can you talk more about your per-
sonal philosophy?)
4. What are your goals in life? (Probe: How does that give you meaning?)
5. If there were no limitations for you (e.g., money, gender, physical abilities, or mental
hailities), what would you do for the rest of your life? (Ask about limitations.)
6. Some say meaning already exists and you find or discover it; others say you construct
it; others say you just accept what is and experi-ence it. What do you believe?
8. How does the pursuit of enjoyment, pleasure, or fun contribute to your meaning of life?
10. How does self-actualization (achieving your potential, working toward goals,
achievements, creativity) contribute to your meaning of life?
11. How does a focus on others (dedication to a cause, altruism) con-tribute to your
meaning of life?
12. In what ways have your childhood experiences and family back-ground contributed to
your meaning of life?
13. Tell me about a particularly memorable time when you pondered, considered, or
questioned the meaning of life.
14. How have your thoughts about meaning of life changed throughout the course of your
life?
16. How have your thoughts about meaning of life changed as a result of participating in
this interview?
Protocolo de Entrevista
11. Cmo contribuye un enfoque en los dems (dedicacin a una causa, altruismo) a tu
significado de vida?
14. Cmo han cambiado tus pensamientos sobre el significado de la vida a lo largo de tu
vida?
16. Cmo han cambiado sus pensamientos sobre el significado de la vida como
resultado de participar en esta entrevista?
1. What thoughts have you had about meaning of life since our inter-view?
2. How much are you thinking about meaning of life now compared with before the
interview?
3. How have your thoughts about the meaning of life changed as a result of
participating in this study?
Entrevista de Seguimiento (va E-mail)
1. Qu pensamientos has tenido acerca del significado de la vida desde nuestra
entrevista?
2. Cunto piensas sobre el significado de la vida ahora en comparacin con
antes de la entrevista?
3. Cmo han cambiado sus pensamientos sobre el significado de la vida como
resultado de participar en este estudio?