Fostering mature purpose beyond the classroom: considering family and other institutions in agentic purpose commitment
Abstract This article addresses two questions about purpose in life: what is mature purpose, and how can it be cultivated? We first outline a picture of mature purpose based in part on established purpose research, and point out new frameworks that can resolve missing pieces and tensions in the curr...
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Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas
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| description | Abstract This article addresses two questions about purpose in life: what is mature purpose, and how can it be cultivated? We first outline a picture of mature purpose based in part on established purpose research, and point out new frameworks that can resolve missing pieces and tensions in the current paradigms. We contend that above and beyond fulfilling discrete criteria present in operational definitions, mature purpose requires agentic yet flexible commitment to worthy goals rather than simplistic adoption of expected goals. A review of purpose formation beyond the classroom identifies similar roles of parents, post-secondary educational institutions, and extracurricular activities for supporting development of mature purpose in the direction of agentic commitment, namely, encouraging processes of: active exploration, tentative commitment, and support in navigating and sustaining meaningful commitment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2d5e304ca9a547d5930ac932d463787e2022-12-21T17:22:05ZengPontifícia Universidade Católica de CampinasEstudos de Psicologia (Campinas)1982-02752021-09-013810.1590/1982-0275202138e210115Fostering mature purpose beyond the classroom: considering family and other institutions in agentic purpose commitmentTimothy Scott REILLYhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4329-6983Jenni Menon MARIANOhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4379-4739Abstract This article addresses two questions about purpose in life: what is mature purpose, and how can it be cultivated? We first outline a picture of mature purpose based in part on established purpose research, and point out new frameworks that can resolve missing pieces and tensions in the current paradigms. We contend that above and beyond fulfilling discrete criteria present in operational definitions, mature purpose requires agentic yet flexible commitment to worthy goals rather than simplistic adoption of expected goals. A review of purpose formation beyond the classroom identifies similar roles of parents, post-secondary educational institutions, and extracurricular activities for supporting development of mature purpose in the direction of agentic commitment, namely, encouraging processes of: active exploration, tentative commitment, and support in navigating and sustaining meaningful commitment.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-166X2021000100504&tlng=enInstitutionsMaturityParentingPurposeRoles |
| spellingShingle | Timothy Scott REILLY Jenni Menon MARIANO Fostering mature purpose beyond the classroom: considering family and other institutions in agentic purpose commitment Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas) Institutions Maturity Parenting Purpose Roles |
| title | Fostering mature purpose beyond the classroom: considering family and other institutions in agentic purpose commitment |
| title_full | Fostering mature purpose beyond the classroom: considering family and other institutions in agentic purpose commitment |
| title_fullStr | Fostering mature purpose beyond the classroom: considering family and other institutions in agentic purpose commitment |
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| title_short | Fostering mature purpose beyond the classroom: considering family and other institutions in agentic purpose commitment |
| title_sort | fostering mature purpose beyond the classroom considering family and other institutions in agentic purpose commitment |
| topic | Institutions Maturity Parenting Purpose Roles |
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