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. 2021 Oct 6;12:648549. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.648549
1. My life is meaningful because I live for something greater than myself.
2. My suffering is more bearable when I believe that it is for my family, friends, and/or for a higher purpose.
3. I enjoy the process of striving toward excellence in what matters.
4. At my funeral, I want to be remembered as a decent human being who cared about others.
5. A worthy lifelong pursuit ought to have some intrinsic value—something that is good in its own right.
6. What matters most to me in life is the contribution I make to society.
7. I focus on discovering the potential meaning in every situation.
8. I devote my life to pursuing the ideals of beauty, goodness, and truth.
9. I develop my full potential in order to give my best to benefit society.
10. I am more motivated by doing something meaningful than by the prospect of receiving external rewards.

For the original Self-Transcendence Measure (STM) (Wong et al., 2016), please see: Wong (2016c). For the Self-Transcendence Measure-Revised (STM-R) (Wong and Reilly, 2017), please see: Wong (2016d).