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Table 2 Areas of MiL listed by the respondents (n = 856). Included are number and percentage of the listings as well as mean and standard deviation (SD) of the importance and satisfaction ratings.

From: Meaning in life in the Federal Republic of Germany: results of a representative survey with the Schedule for Meaning in Life Evaluation (SMiLE)

   

wi

si

 

n

%

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Family

708

82.7

4.7 ± 0.6

2.3 ± 0.9

Work

463

54.1

3.9 ± 0.9

1.4 ± 1.6

Leisure time

350

40.9

3.5 ± 1.0

1.6 ± 1.4

Friends

340

39.7

4.3 ± 0.8

2.2 ± 1.0

Health

276

32.2

4.8 ± 0.4

1.8 ± 1.5

Partnership

233

27.2

4.7 ± 0.6

2.4 ± 1.1

Finances

124

14.5

3.6 ± 1.1

1.0 ± 1.8

Home/Garden

81

9.5

3.5 ± 1.1

2.0 ± 1.1

Spirituality

80

9.4

4.4 ± 0.9

2.4 ± 0.9

Animals/Nature

79

9.2

4.1 ± 0.9

2.3 ± 1.0

Hedonism

41

4.7

4.2 ± 0.9

1.9 ± 1.3

Altruism

39

4.6

3.8 ± 0.8

2.1 ± 0.9

Well-Being

37

4.3

4.4 ± 0.8

1.8 ± 1.3