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Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ), ready to run
A 10-item measure that distinguishes the presence of meaning in life from the active search for meaning.
10 items · 2 sections · 7-point Likert scale
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Item wording for the MLQ is available inside Folio Surveyor, subject to the instrument's licensing. The structure below (its sections, items and response scale) is what gets built for you.
The instrument
- Presence of Meaning · 5 items
- Search for Meaning · 5 items
Reverse-scored: item 5. Surveyor scores them for you.
Each item is answered on this scale:
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