Life meaning and its correlation with well-being among university students

ObjectiveTo study the life meaning and its correlation with well-being among university students.MethodsTotally 1 155 university students were measured wtih Purpose In Life(PIL)and index of well-being to analyze the life meaning and the relation between life meaning and well-being.ResultsThere was no difference between gender and areas of hometown in life meaning status.But in life attitude and the sense of independent,there were differences between gender (t=3.016,P<0.01)and areas of hometown(t=2.362,P<0.05).The students'well-being was positively correalted with life meaning.The score of well-being and it's factor closely correlated with the score of PIL,the factor of life feelings and life goal in the students(r=0.504-0.817,P<0.001).There was a negative correlation between the factor of life attitude and self-control(r=-0.225-0.348,P<0.001).ConclusionLife meaning is important to the well-being in the university students.