Purpose

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  • Searching for a sense of purpose: The role of parents and effects on self-esteem among female adolescents

    Blattner, M. C., Liang, B., Lund, T., & Spencer, R. (2013). Searching for a sense of purpose: The role of parents and effects on self-esteem among female adolescents. Journal of Adolescence,36(5), 839-848. doi:10.1016/j.adolescence.2013.06.008

  • Finding Purpose: The Role of Parents and Prosociality

    Liang, B., Lund, T., Mousseau, A., White, A. E., Spencer, R., & Walsh, J. (2017). Adolescent Girls Finding Purpose: The Role of Parents and Prosociality. Youth & Society,50(6), 801-817. doi:10.1177/0044118x17697850