Methods resulting from our work
On this page you will find the methods that have resulted from the work of the Existential Psychology Lab Oslo. The methods are available in different languages, please contact Tatjana Schnell to gain access.
The Sources of Meaning and Meaning in Life questionnaire – SoMe
People find purpose in many different ways. We developed a questionnaire to measure 26 of these sources of meaning, as well as experienced meaningfulness and crisis of meaning.
Schnell, T. (2009). The Sources of Meaning and Meaning in Life Questionnaire (SoMe): Relations to demographics and well-being. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 4(6), 483-499.
Schnell, T. & Becker, P. (2007). Der Fragebogen zu Lebensbedeutungen und Lebenssinn (LeBe). Hogrefe.
Languages
- German
- Bulgarian
- Czech
- Danish
- Dutch
- English
- Farsi
- Finnish
- French
- Hebrew
- Hindi
- Hungarian
- Italian
- Norwegian
- Marathi
- Polish
- Portuguese
- Russian
- Slovakian
- Spanish
- Turkish
MAPS – The Meaning and Purpose Scales
This is the ultra-short alternative to the SoMe. The MAPS measure five dimensions of purpose, meaningfulness, and crisis of meaning, all in 3-4 minutes!
Schnell, T., & Danbolt, L. J. (2023). The Meaning and Purpose Scales (MAPS): development and multi-study validation of short measures of meaningfulness, crisis of meaning, and sources of purpose. BMC Psychology, 11(1), 304.
Languages
- German
- Danish
- French
- English
- Norwegian
- Ukrainian
- Russian
The Sources of Meaning Card Method
A scientifically based, but playful way of mapping and exploring sources of meaning. This one-hour guided conversation has proven to be the key to an open and effortless conversation about complex existential topics. Repeatedly validated and helpful in a wide variety of contexts, such as psychotherapy, counselling, coaching, pain therapy, rehabilitation, pastoral care, team building, further education, deradicalisation, etc. For more, see somecam.org
La Cour, P., & Schnell, T. (2019). The Sources of Meaning Card Method. Studia.
La Cour, P., & Schnell, T. (2020). Presentation of the Sources of Meaning Card Method: the SoMeCaM. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 60(1), 20-42.
Languages
- Danish
- Arabic
- English
- German
- French
- Norwegian
- Turkish
ME-WORK – A modular meaning in work inventory
Do you enjoy getting up in the morning to do your job? Is it meaningful, or are you struggling to find a sense of purpose in what you do? The ME-Work measures the subjective assessment of work as meaningless, meaningful, and as a source of meaning. It also assesses four key factors contributing to work being experienced as meaningful: coherence, significance, purpose, and belonging.
Schnell, T., & Hoffmann, C. (2020). ME-Work: Development and validation of a modular meaning in work inventory. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 599913.
Languages
- German
- English
- Finnish
- Italian
- Japanese
- Norwegian
Dimensions of Secularity (DoS)
Secular individuals hold worldviews that go beyond a mere absence of religiosity. Instead, secularity is shaped by various affirmative attitudes and values. The Dimensions of Secularity (DoS) inventory offers an open framework for exploring and measuring these perspectives.
Schnell, T. (2015). Dimensions of Secularity (DoS): An open inventory to measure facets of secular identities. The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, 25(4), 272-292.
Schnell, T., de Boer, E., & Alma, H. (2023). Worlds apart? Atheist, agnostic, and humanist worldviews in three European countries. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 15(1), 83-93.
Languages
- German
- Dutch
- English
- Norwegian
- Portuguese