Categorization of College Students' Meaning of Life
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13660449 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Karen L Devogler (California State University, Fullerton, corresponding author), Peter Ebersole (California State University, Fullerton) |
| Year | 1980 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 387-390 |
| Publication date | 1980-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1980.46.2.387 |
| OpenAlex | W2061687508 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 35 |
| References cited | 1 |
This study was designed to develop meaning-in-life categories which have adequate interrater reliability and stability over time. Also of interest were the categories which college students endorsed and the number of students who reported no meaning in life. A pilot study was used to develop appropriate categories. 100 students from a State University class were asked to write about the three most meaningful things in their lives and then ranked their written meanings in order of importance to them. Eight categories had adequate interrater reliability and stability over a 3-mo. period. The “relationship” category was most often chosen followed by “service,” “growth,” “belief,” “existential-hedonistic,” “obtaining,” “expression,” and “understanding.” Only 5% of our sample claimed life to have no meaning
Categorization · Class (philosophy · Developmental psychology · Epistemology · Existentialism · Inter-rater reliability · Linguistics · Meaning (existential · Psychotherapist · Purpose in life · Rating scale · Reliability (semiconductor · Sample (material · Applied Psychology · Education and Learning Interventions · Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation · Psychology · Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 35 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,78 |
| Citation span | 1981 - 2024 (44) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 35 |