On Panksepp’s Primary Emotional Systems, Steger’s Meaning in Life and Diener’s Satisfaction with Life: A Study Attempt from India
The present study investigates satisfaction with life in the context of Panksepp’s primary emotional systems derived from affective neuroscience theory in a sample of n = 225 study participants (study 1) and a sample of n = 399 study participants (study 2). Of note, participants of the present study...
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| description | The present study investigates satisfaction with life in the context of Panksepp’s primary emotional systems derived from affective neuroscience theory in a sample of n = 225 study participants (study 1) and a sample of n = 399 study participants (study 2). Of note, participants of the present study stem from a less studied population, namely, India. All participants filled in inventories to assess individual differences in primary emotional systems, meaning in life (search/presence) and satisfaction with life. In line with the preregistration, we observed inverse associations between higher FEAR/SADNESS and lower satisfaction with life in both samples. As also a meaning in life measure was administered, mediation models with meaning in life’s facets search for vs presence of could be tested. We observed that presence of meaning in life was a partial mediator for associations between FEAR and satisfaction with life in both samples. In other words, higher FEAR expressions might in part result in lower presence of meaning in life giving way to lower satisfaction with life. Of note, the present work is of cross-sectional nature and causality cannot be implied (only assumed against a theoretical framework provided in this work). |
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| spelling | doaj-art-883ca7ede38347649441541e2ae5a7f02025-08-20T02:07:39ZengDe GruyterOpen Psychology2543-88832025-05-0171e96910.1515/psych-2025-0005On Panksepp’s Primary Emotional Systems, Steger’s Meaning in Life and Diener’s Satisfaction with Life: A Study Attempt from IndiaMontag Christian0Nadaf Yasmin1Davis Kenneth L.2Kamble Shanmukh Vasant3Centre for Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Institute of Collaborative Innovation, University of Macau, Research Building N21, Avenida da Universidade, Taipa, Macau SAR, ChinaDepartment of Psychology and Counselling Cell, KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research (KLE Medical University), Belgaum, Karnataka, IndiaPegasus International, Greensboro, NC, United States of AmericaDepartment of Psychology, Karnatak University, Dharwad, IndiaThe present study investigates satisfaction with life in the context of Panksepp’s primary emotional systems derived from affective neuroscience theory in a sample of n = 225 study participants (study 1) and a sample of n = 399 study participants (study 2). Of note, participants of the present study stem from a less studied population, namely, India. All participants filled in inventories to assess individual differences in primary emotional systems, meaning in life (search/presence) and satisfaction with life. In line with the preregistration, we observed inverse associations between higher FEAR/SADNESS and lower satisfaction with life in both samples. As also a meaning in life measure was administered, mediation models with meaning in life’s facets search for vs presence of could be tested. We observed that presence of meaning in life was a partial mediator for associations between FEAR and satisfaction with life in both samples. In other words, higher FEAR expressions might in part result in lower presence of meaning in life giving way to lower satisfaction with life. Of note, the present work is of cross-sectional nature and causality cannot be implied (only assumed against a theoretical framework provided in this work).https://doi.org/10.1515/psych-2025-0005primary emotional systemssatisfaction with lifemeaning in lifeindiapankseppdienersteger |
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| title | On Panksepp’s Primary Emotional Systems, Steger’s Meaning in Life and Diener’s Satisfaction with Life: A Study Attempt from India |
| title_full | On Panksepp’s Primary Emotional Systems, Steger’s Meaning in Life and Diener’s Satisfaction with Life: A Study Attempt from India |
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| title_short | On Panksepp’s Primary Emotional Systems, Steger’s Meaning in Life and Diener’s Satisfaction with Life: A Study Attempt from India |
| title_sort | on panksepp s primary emotional systems steger s meaning in life and diener s satisfaction with life a study attempt from india |
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