INVESTIGATION OF THE UN？VERSITY STUDENTS’ LEVELS OF MEANING IN LIFE IN THE CONTEXT OF DIFFERENT VARIABLES

Aim of this research was to investigate the university students’ meaning in their lives in the context of gender, perceived income level, perceived parental attitudes and grade level. Participants of this research consisted of a total of 200 students aged between 18 and 27, (147 female, 52 male) who studied various departments at different universities in Turkey. One of the participants did not indicate gender. This research is a descriptive study which is based on correlational research model. The Meaning in Life Questionnaire (Steger, Fraizer, Oishi, & Kaler, 2006), the Turkish adaptation studies of which were conducted by Ak？n and Ta？ (2011), was used to measure the young adults’ levels of meaning in life. Personal information form developed by the researcher was used to collect information about gender, grade level, perceived income level, and perceived parental attitudes. Results indicated that university students’ level of meaning in life did not significantly changed according to gender, perceived income level, perceived parental attitudes and grade leve