The Psychology of Mattering

<p>Preface</p> <p>Part I Introduction and Significance in People’s Lives</p> <p>1. Introduction</p> <p>2. Life Stories of Mattering and Anti-Mattering: A Narrative Perspective</p> <p>Part II Definition, Conceptualization, and Assessment</p> <p>3. Mattering: Definitional Considerations and Historical Advances</p> <p>4. Mattering as a Psychological Construct</p> <p>5. The Assessment of Mattering</p> <p>6. The Development of Mattering</p> <p>Part III Mattering in Positive and Negative Adjustment</p> <p>7. Mattering in Positive and Negative Adjustment</p> <p>8. Mattering Versus Not Mattering in Mental Illness: Associations With Anxiety, Depression, Suicide, and Personality Dysfunction</p> <p>9. The Need to Matter in Clinical and Counseling Settings: The Treatment Process of the Client-Therapist Relationship</p> <p>Part IV Mattering in Life Contexts</p> <p>10. Mattering at School</p> <p>11. Mattering at Work </p> <p>12. Mattering in the Community</p> <p>Part V Knowledge Mobilization and Future Directions</p> <p>13. The Psychology of Mattering: Knowledge Implementation Recommendations</p> <p>14. The Psychology of Mattering: Issues and Future Directions</p>