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- Title
DIFFERENCES IN MEANING IN LIFE IN STUDENTS: THE EFFECT OFNONTRADITIONAL STATUS AND REGION OF COUNTRY.
- Authors
Geiger, John F.; Weinstein, Lawrence; Jones, Christopher S.
- Abstract
Two hundred fifty-eight traditional (age < 25) and nontraditional students (age > 25) in the Upper Midwestern United States and the Southwestern United States completed the Purpose in Life inventory (PIL). Students were grouped by major into 9 different classifications to see if major affected purpose in life, in a replication of Coffield and Buckalew (1986). Major did not affect PIL scores, but nontraditional status lead to higher scores. Students in the southwestern US had higher PIL scores than students in the upper Midwest area.
- Subjects
UNITED States; COLLEGE students; LIFE; HIGHER education; SOCIAL status
- Publication
College Student Journal, 2004, Vol 38, Issue 4, p569
- ISSN
0146-3934
- Publication type
Article