Keywords:
Meaning of life; Goal content; Latent profile analysis; College students
生命意义感;目标内容;潜在剖面分析;大学生
Abstract:
Objective: To investigate the current status of college students’ sense of life meaning and the content of their goals, and to analyze the relationships among various variables.Method: A total of 1068 college students were selected as the subjects of this study. The General Demographics Scale, the Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ), the Self- Concept Clarity Scale (SCCS), and the Aspiration Index Scale (AI-35) were utilized. An individual-centered approach was employed for analysis. Results: (1) There is a significant positive correlation between the sense of life meaning and intrinsic goals (r=0.491, p<0.01); and between the sense of life meaning and extrinsic goals (r=0.279, p<0.01). (2) A latent profile analysis of the scores on extrinsic and intrinsic goals revealed three categories:”High Intrinsic-High Extrinsic” (32.20%), “Moderate Intrinsic-Moderate Extrinsic” (62.00%), and “Low Intrinsic-Low Extrinsic” (5.70%). There were significant differences in the sense of life meaning across the three types (F=4.129, p<0.05), with the “Moderate Intrinsic-Moderate Extrinsic” type having the highest sense of life meaning. Conclusion: There is a positive correlation between college students’ sense of life meaning and both intrinsic and extrinsic goals; there is significant heterogeneity in the population regarding intrinsic-extrinsic goals, which can be divided into three distinct groups closely related to the sense of life meaning.
目的:研究大学生生命意义感和目标内容的现状,并对各变量间的关系进行分析。方法:以1068名大学生作为研究对象,采用一般人口学量表,生命意义感量表(MLQ)和期望指数量表(AI-35)进行研究,采用个体中心的方法进行分析。结果:(1)生命意义感与内部目标(r=0.491,p<0.01)呈显著正相关;生命意义感与外部目标(r=0.279,p<0.01)呈显著正相关。(2)外部目标—内部目标得分进行潜在剖面分析,可分为3种类别:“高内部目标—高外部目标型(32.20%)“中内部目标—中外部目标型”(62.00%)和“低内部目标—低外部目标型”(5.70%)。三种类型在生命意义感上的得分差异显著(F=4.129,p<0.05),其中中内部目标—中外部目标型的生命意义感最高。结论:大学生生命意义感与内外部目标呈显著正相关;内部目标—外部目标存在显著的群体异质性,可以分为三种类别组且与生命意义感关系密切。