Khumalo, Itumeleng P.Wissing, Marié P.Schutte, Lusilda2016-11-282016-11-282014Khumalo, I.P. et al. 2014. Presence of meaning and search for meaning as mediators between spirituality and psychological wellbeing in a South African sample. Journal of psychology in Africa, 24(1):61-72. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14330237.2014.904095]1433-02371815-5626 (Online)http://hdl.handle.net/10394/19517http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14330237.2014.904095Spirituality and meaning in life are important pathways to well-being. Research has conceptually and empirically linked spirituality, religiousness and meaning in life. The present study was concerned with investigating presence of meaning (MLQ-P) and search for meaning (MLQ-S) as mediators between spirituality (religious and existential well-being) and hedonic and eudaimonic well-being. A multi-cultural sample of 326 South African students completed the Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ), Spiritual Well-Being Scale (SWBS), Questionnaire for Eudaimonic Well-Being (QEWB) and the Mental Health Continuum Short-Form (MHC-SF). Structural equation modelling in Mplus was used to study direct and indirect effects. Findings show that the presence of meaning in life explains more paths between spirituality and psychological well-being than search for meaning. MLQ-P mediated the paths between existential well-being and four of the five indices of psychological well-being. MLQ-S did not mediate any path between spirituality (existential and religious well-being) and psychological well-being outcomes.enAfrican contextmeaning in lifemediationspiritualitywell-beingArticle