Additional Curriculum Resources

Learn More: Additional Resources for Student Lessons

Unit 1, Lesson 1: This is Me

Want to Believe in Yourself? Mattering is Key.
(New York Times)

When Have You Felt That You Mattered?
(New York Times)

Let’s Talk Mattering #1: We Need a Mattering Revolution (The Mattering Movement)

Unit 1, Lesson 2: Get to Know You BINGO

Is ‘mattering’ a more helpful way of thinking about student belonging at university?
(University of Edinburgh)

Mattering and Belonging
(Isaac Prilleltensky)

Do You Matter to Others? The Answer Could Predict Your Mental Health
(Scientific American)

Creating Authentic Connections
(Psychology Today)

The Importance of Connections to Our Well-being
(Berkeley)

Unit 1, Lesson 3: I Matter When

Video: Dr. Isaac Prilleltensky on Mattering and Appreciation
(ResilienceCon)

How Mattering Matters for Educators
(ASCD)

Podcast: Building a Mattering Movement, Jennifer Wallace and Sarah Bennison
(Barry-Wehmiller)

Additional resources from Mattering Institute

Learn More: Additional Resources for Teacher Modules

Teacher Module 1: What Is Mattering

Want to Believe in Yourself? Mattering is Key.
(New York Times)

For Family Violence Among Adolescents, Mattering Matters
(Brown)

Do You Matter to Others? The Answer Could Predict Your Mental Health
(Scientific American)

How Mattering Matters for Educators
(ASCD)

Helper's High: The Benefits (and Risks) of Altruism
(Psychology Today)

Let’s Talk Mattering #1: We Need a Mattering Revolution
(The Mattering Movement)

Teacher Module 2: Steps to Mattering

The General Mattering Scale, the Anti-Mattering Scale, and the Fear of Not Mattering Inventory: Psychometric Properties and Links with Distress and Hope Among Chinese University Students
(National Library of Medicine)

How and Why Mattering is the Secret to Student Success: An Analysis of the Views and Practices of Award- Winning Professors
(The Interdisciplinary Journal of Student Success)

How to Feel Like You Matter
(Isacc Prilleltensky)

The Psychology of Mattering, Understanding the Human Need to Be Significant
(Gordon L. Flett)

New Anti-Mattering Scale Provides More Ways to Assess Distress
(York University)

What Happens When We Know We Matter. And When We Don’t.
(Andrea Driessen)

How Achievement Pressure Is Crushing Kids and What To Do About it
(The Harvard Gazette)

Teacher Module 3: You Matter

The Science of Mattering: Why Feeling Significant Is So Significant
(Medium)

Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSE)
(APA)

5 Key Questions on the Mattering and Anti-Mattering Scales
(Psychology Today)

Do You Matter to Others? The Answer Could Predict Your Mental Health
(Scientific American)

If You Matter, Is Key to Your Health and Happiness in Life
(Medium)

How and Why Mattering is the Secret to Student Success
(IJSS)

Students Learn from the People They Love
(New York Times)

VIA Strengths Survey

The Case for Kindness
(APA)

Learn More: Additional Resources

The General Mattering Scale, the Anti-Mattering Scale, and the Fear of Not Mattering Inventory: Psychometric Properties and Links with Distress and Hope Among Chinese University Students
(Taylor & Francis Online)

Mattering, Substance Use, and Addictive Behaviors: Review, Analysis, and Implications for Treatment and Prevention
(Taylor & Francis Online)

Mattering: Empirical Validation of a Social-Psychological Concept
(Taylor & Francis Online)

The Interpersonal Mattering Scale: Its Reliability and Validity in an Iranian Sample
(Taylor & Francis Online)

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