Does Meaning in Life Predict Psychological Well-Being?: An Analysis Using the Spanish Versions of the Purpose-In-Life Test and the Ryff’s Scales | Zendy

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Does Meaning in Life Predict Psychological Well-Being?: An Analysis Using the Spanish Versions of the Purpose-In-Life Test and the Ryff’s Scales

Author(s) -

Joaquín GarcíaAlandete

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

the european journal of counselling psychology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2195-7614

DOI - 10.5964/ejcop.v3i2.27

Subject(s) - purpose in life , psychology , meaning (existential) , psychological well being , descriptive statistics , internal consistency , test (biology) , sample (material) , regression analysis , social psychology , consistency (knowledge bases) , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , psychometrics , psychotherapist , statistics , mathematics , ecology , chemistry , geometry , chromatography , biology

This paper analyzes the relationship between meaning in life and psychological well-being in a sample of 180 Spanish undergraduates (138 women, 76.7%; 42 men, 23.3%) aged 18-55, M = 22.91, SD = 6.71. Spanish versions of Crumbaugh and Maholic’s Purpose-In-Life Test and Ryff's Psychological Well-Being Scales were used. Analysis included descriptive statistics, the scales were tested for internal consistency, and correlations were analysed with simple linear regression. The results showed a significant relationship between meaning in life and psychological well-being dimensions, in terms of covariance and prediction, especially with global Psychological Well-Being, Self-Acceptation, Environmental Mastery, and Positive Relations. We conclude that the experience of meaning in life is important for psychological well-being.

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