Creating a Meaningful Life: Psychobiographical Investigations

Claude-Hélène Mayer; Paul J P Fouché; Roelf van Niekerk

doi:10.5964/ejop.6653

Creating a Meaningful Life: Psychobiographical Investigations

Eur J Psychol. 2021 Aug 31;17(3):146-151. doi: 10.5964/ejop.6653. eCollection 2021 Aug.

Authors

Claude-Hélène Mayer^{1

2}, Paul J P Fouché³, Roelf van Niekerk⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Industrial Psychology and People Management, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa.
² Faculty of Cultural Studies, European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), Frankfurt, Germany.
³ Department of Psychology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
⁴ Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

Abstract

This article serves as the editorial to the Special Issue of Europe's Journal of Psychology that focusses on "Creating a meaningful life: Psychobiographical investigations." The introduction provides a brief overview of the articles that offer original and innovative approaches to the growing research area of psychobiography, meaning and identity from different theoretical, methodological, disciplinary and socio-cultural background.

Keywords: extraordinary individuals; identity; meaning; psychobiography.