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While academia still acknowledges the conceptual value of such approaches, a framework that add a psychological dimension to the established Elkington\u2019s triple-bottom line model seems particularly refreshing and inspiring. Relying on the concepts of psychological value and sustainability, this paper presents the outcomes of an exploratory empirical study involving managers and users\/customers of four organizations in the social sector in Portugal. This study discusses how managers and users\/customers of these organizations make sense of and value psychological value. The outcomes of the interviews with both managers and users\/customers shed light into the unexplored, hazy and neglected analytical links that may exist between psychological value and broader perspectives on sustainability. 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