Form: Multidimensional Existential Meaning Scale, MEMS

1 – Very strongly disagree
2 – Strongly disagree
3 – Disagree
4 – Neither disagree nor agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
7 – Very strongly agree
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1
My life makes sense.
2
There is nothing special about my existence.
3
I have aims in my life that are worth striving for.
4
Even a thousand years from now, it would still matter whether I existed or not.
5
I have certain life goals that compel me to keep going.
6
I have overarching goals that guide me in my life.
7
I know what my life is about.
8
I can make sense of the things that happen in my life.
9
I have goals in life that are very important to me.
10
I understand my life.
11
Whether my life ever existed matters even in the grand scheme of the universe.
12
My direction in life is motivating to me.
13
I am certain that my life is of importance.
14
Looking at my life as a whole, things seem clear to me.
15
Even considering how big the universe is, I can say that my life matters.

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The answer numbers are used only to label response columns. They are NOT scores and should not be used for calculating results.