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Meaning Generation

Meaning Generation is a theoretical construct in hermeneutic theory that denotes the dynamic process through which interpretive understanding emerges from the reciprocal relationship between part and whole in textual interpretation, distinguishing itself from static models of meaning by emphasizing iterative, context-sensitive, and historically embedded sense-making.

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2017–2026

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101

Measuring subjective meaning structures by the laddering method: Theoretical considerations and methodological problems

Klaus G. Grunert, Suzanne C. Grunert · International Journal of Research in Marketing · 1995 · 607 citations

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Meaning in Life as Comprehension, Purpose, and Mattering: Toward Integration and New Research Questions

Login S. George, Crystal L. Park · Review of General Psychology · 2016 · 581 citations

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Componential Analysis and the Study of Meaning

Ward H. Goodenough · Language · 1956 · 476 citations

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Discriminating Between ‘Meaningful Work’ and the ‘Management of Meaning’

Marjolein Lips‐Wiersma, Lani Morris · Journal of Business Ethics · 2009 · 400 citations

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Experiencing and the Creation of Meaning

George G. Haydu · American Journal of Psychotherapy · 1963 · 364 citations

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Authors

162

  1. KV
    Kees van Deemter

    University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 174 citations

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  2. JS
    James S. Nairne

    Purdue University West Lafayette, United States

    3 publications · 153 citations

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  3. RL
    Robert Lee Widner

    Central Michigan University, United States

    3 publications · 153 citations

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  4. LS
    Login S. George

    University of Connecticut, United States

    2 publications · 609 citations

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  5. CL
    Crystal L. Park

    University of Connecticut, United States

    2 publications · 609 citations

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Institutions

88

  1. University of Aberdeen

    Aberdeen, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    166 citations

  2. Universidade Federal da Bahia

    Salvador, Brazil

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    48 citations

  3. University of Brighton

    Brighton, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    50 citations

  4. Victoria University of Wellington

    Wellington, New Zealand

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    69 citations

  5. UNSW Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    59 citations

  6. Purdue University West Lafayette

    West Lafayette, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    78 citations

  7. The University of Texas at Arlington

    Arlington, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    263 citations

  8. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    376 citations

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  1. Journal of Constructivist Psychology

    4 publications · 203 citations

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  2. Memory & Cognition

    3 publications · 137 citations

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  4. Mind

    2 publications · 52 citations

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  5. Synthese

    2 publications · 185 citations

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