Social science research
Patrick van Kessel is a graduate student at the University of Chicago studying:
- Humanistic psychology
- Social science research methods
- Comparative human development
- Survey design
He is currently conducting research aimed at exploring how various aspects of life contribute to a sense of meaningfulness and purpose. Using a rigorous mixed-methods approach involving in-depth interviews, ethnography, and content analysis, he plans to ultimately design a quantitative survey instrument capable of taxonomizing the different ways in which individuals engage with the concept of meaning in their lives.
