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Measuring the unmeasurable: Psychometric tools for Existential Concerns
Key psychometric instruments for measuring existential concerns: meaning in life, existential isolation, and existential anxiety.
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Evgeny Smirnov
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Existential Isolation as a Barrier to Veteran Employment Satisfaction: Implications for Workplace Reintegration
CALEB BLANCHARD (2026)
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- Mar 25, 2026
At a GlanceAI
Longitudinal test of whether workplace “I-sharing” reduces veterans’ existential isolation and improves well-being and job satisfaction.
SummaryAI
Veterans often feel misunderstood in civilian workplaces, and the abstract frames this as existential isolation—feeling that others do not share or grasp one’s lived experience. The study proposes a practical reintegration lever: prompting veterans to reflect weekly on “I-sharing” moments with coworkers to reduce existential isolation. By tracking mental well-being and workplace satisfaction over six weeks plus 3- and 6-month follow-ups, it aims to show whether changing day-to-day subjective connection at work can improve longer-term adjustment. If supported, the work suggests workplace-based, low-cost interventions could target an existential barrier that undermines both personal and professional relationships.
Method SnapshotAI
A longitudinal writing-intervention study with weekly prompts (I-sharing vs neutral) and repeated survey assessments including follow-ups.
BackgroundAI
Basic existential psychology (existential isolation, meaning/connection) and applied workplace/organizational psychology concepts.
I-Sharing, not exactly existential isolation
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