The Meaning of Life: A Tool in the Training of University Students in Southeastern Mexico
Abstract
The present study aimed to diagnose the meaning of life of new students to a campus of social, economic-administrative and humanities sciences of a public university in southeastern Mexico, in order to develop strategies that promote attention to the sense of life: a useful tool in the training of students, since it favors the development of potentialities, the establishment of goals, satisfaction in academic, professional and personal activities, at the same time that it supports the adaptation and school trajectory of students. A non-probabilistic convenience sampling of volunteer subjects was used, so the sample consisted of 551 students, who were administered the Purpose in Life Test (PIL) in its Spanish version. The results showed that 51.5% (284) presented uncertainty and existential emptiness and only 48.5% (267) had a sense of life. On the other hand, no significant differences were found by educational program, by sex and by age, which indicated that these variables were not predictive of the presence of a sense of life in the students. Based on the results, it was possible to design an educational intervention as a strategy focused on promoting the search for and strengthening the meaning of life of university students, with the aim of favoring their adaptation to the university context, contributing to their training and supporting them in the establishment of academic and personal goals.
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