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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgements | |
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| What Does It Mean to Matter? | |
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| Introduction: A Thought Experiment | |
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| Defining Mattering: What It Is | |
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| Distinguishing Mattering: What It Is Not | |
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| A Similar Construct | |
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| Mattering and the Self as Entity | |
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| Mattering and the self as Process | |
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| Mattering and the Life Course | |
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| Mattering in Adolescence | |
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| The Structure of the Book | |
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| Mattering Matters | |
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| Mattering as a Motivator for Behavior | |
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| The Motivational Properties of Mattering | |
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| Anti-Social Behavior | |
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| A contemporary Example: Timothy McVeigh and the Oklahoma City Bombing | |
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| Self-Destructive Behavior | |
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| A contemporary Example: Seung-Hui Cho and the Massacre at Virginia Tech | |
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| Elaborating the Relationship: The Mediating Role of Self-Esteem | |
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| Mattering to Family | |
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| Researching Mattering: An Overview | |
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| Operationalization: The Craft of Measurement | |
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| Gathering the Sample | |
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| Plan of the Analysis | |
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| A Caveat | |
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| Reporting the Results of the Analyses | |
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| Mattering and Anti-Social Behavior | |
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| Theories of Anti-Social Behavior | |
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| Relevant Research on Anti-Social Behavior | |
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| Preliminary Analysis: The Relationship between Mattering and Self-Esteem | |
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| Truancy | |
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| Vandalism | |
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| Dealing in Contraband | |
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| Theft from the Family | |
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| Physical Violence | |
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| An Additional Mediator: Attitude toward Violence | |
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| Preliminary Analysis: Mattering and Attitude toward Violence | |
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| Carrying a Weapon | |
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| Violence against Others | |
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| Mattering and Anti-Social Behavior: Summing It Up | |
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| Mattering and Self-Destructive Behavior | |
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| Theories of Self-Destructive Behavior | |
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| Self-Esteem Again | |
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| Llicit Drug Use | |
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| Binge Drinking | |
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| Suicidal Behavior | |
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| An Additional Mediator: Depression | |
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| Preliminary Analysis: Mattering to Family and Depression | |
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| Suicidal Behavior: Planning Suicide | |
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| Suicidal Behavior: Attempted Suicide | |
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| Mattering and Self-Destructive Behavior: Summing It Up | |
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| Inducing Mattering | |
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| The Social-Structural Underpinnings of Mattering | |
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| A Different Perspective | |
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| Teaching Children That They Matter | |
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| Parenting Styles and Mattering to Family | |
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| Parenting: It's Not About the Parent | |
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| Too Much Mattering? | |
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| The Future of Mattering | |
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| Appendix Researching Mattering: A Scientific View | |
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| The Sample and the Procedure | |
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| Measuring Mattering | |
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| Measuring Self-Esteem | |
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| Measuring the Control Variables | |
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| Limitations of the Data Set | |
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| Plan of the Analysis | |
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| Reporting the Results of the Analyses | |
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| A Caveat | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |