2.2.5. Existential Mattering

Existential mattering, which is regarded as the strongest indicator of meaning judgments, was measured with 6 items on a scale ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). They assessed existential meaning, which is understood to be the conviction that one's life is significant, important, and valuable in the world [15,23]. The sample items include: "I am sure my life matters" and "I see my life as existentially significant". The Cronbach's α reliability for the sample was 0.80.
