A framework organizes complex, often interconnected ideas into a useful approach that helps solve real-world challenges.
The 3P Framework hypothesizes that meaning and belonging increase as individuals incorporate and integrate three elements in their lives:
PURPOSE: Core aims and aspirations.
PRACTICE: Routinized norms and rituals.
PEOPLE: Strong relationships.
Meaning is generated by having PURPOSE in life.
Belonging is generated by having strong relationships with other PEOPLE.
Meaning and belonging are mutually reinforcing.
Routinized PRACTICES sustain PURPOSE and strengthen relationships between PEOPLE over the long term.