This innovative book addresses the need for significance and mattering as a universal human motivation. It examines the impact of significance and mattering, considering how they manifest across our lifespan and in different parts of our lives.
Written by a team of eminent authors with expertise in diverse psychological fields, the book explores how significance and mattering extends to almost all social domains, including families, schools, colleges, groups, workplaces, communities, and nations. The book is divided into four main sections which consider the impact of significance and mattering across the life span, across life domains, across societies and cultures, and in mental health. Chapters outline how significance and mattering power race and gender politics, shape attitudes toward immigration, drive violent extremism, and underlie mental health issues such as loneliness, and narcissism. The book considers the quest for significance as a fundamental motive in our perso
