Assessment Of Purpose In Life The Case Of Addis Ababa University Undergraduate Students

The purpose of this study was to assess undergraduate students purpose in life., as a construct, Purpose in life associated with many positive attributes associated with life in general, and the college students experience in particular, it is also closely related to other vocational concepts. For the purposes of this study, purpose in life was defined as a set of goals or actions, informed by a belief system or set of values that provide a sense of direction to an individual’s life. Qualitative approach was used in this study. Participants were identified using maximum variance and theory-based purposeful sampling. Senior students close to graduation were chosen to participate and twelve students were selected to continue in the study. Focus group discussion was used and analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) methods. The findings supported the vast majority of the literature on the topic, contrasted with a few areas, and expanded others. In general, most participants had heard of the concepts of meaning and purpose in life, as well as the concept of a personal goal; however, many of them had not thought extensively about these topics. The students offered a variety of descriptions and definitions for each of these concepts.

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