Abstract
The aims of the research I embarked on were: (a) to define the level of meaning in life, and intensity of motivation to look for meaning and purpose in life, level of personality traits and the level of religious experience: God's presence and God's absence in the lives in a group of students; and (b) to show the relationship between meaning in life, and motivation to look for meaning and purpose in life, and religious experience: God's presence and God's absence in groups of students with specific profiles of personality. In the research the following methods were applied: in order to define the level of religious experience: God's presence and God's absence - The Scale of Religious Experience(SDR) by S. Głaz, in order to define meaning in life - The Purpose in Life Test (PIL) by J. Crumbaugh and L. Maholick, and intensity of motivation to look for meaning and purpose in life - The Seeking of Noetic Goals Test (SONG) by J. Crumbaugh was applied, and in order to establish the personality profiles among students - The Personality Questionnaire (NEO-FFI) - R. McCrae'a and P. Costa. The research was carried out in Kraków among 134 university students. The subject group consisted of students of several non-Catholic public and state universities. All participants were Polish born, culturally homogeneous, and stemmed from families of average affluence. The age of the respondents ranged from 19 to 24.
Highlights
Related literature reveals a significant connection between meaning in life, motivation to look for meaning and purpose in life, personality traits, and religious experience (Frankl, 1969; Głaz, 2011, 2013)
The aims of the research I embarked on were: (a) to show the level of meaning in life, intensity of motivation to look for meaning and purpose in life, the level of personality traits and the level of religious experience: God’s presence and God’s absence, in the lives of young people; and (b) to show the relation between meaning in life and motivation to look for meaning and purpose in life, with religious experience: God’s presence and God’s absence, in groups of young people with specific personality profiles
The analysis of the research problem concerning the relationship between meaning of life, motivation to find meaning in life, and experience of God’s presence and God’s absence shows that there exists a significant connection between those dimensions in lives of students of different faculties and personality profiles
Summary
Related literature reveals a significant connection between meaning in life, motivation to look for meaning and purpose in life, personality traits, and religious experience (Frankl, 1969; Głaz, 2011, 2013). Frankl shows that human world relates to God, who is relevant to personal lives He believes that a human being needs to have some aim in life in order to stay mentally and spiritually healthy. The research conducted by Costa and McCrae led to identifying five relatively stable personality traits (the Big Five personality traits) These include: conscientiousness - it is a trait which describes the degree of human perseverance and motivation in aiming for achievement; openness to experience - this trait reflects a human tendency to seek new experiences and positively assess life experiences, as well as their curiosity about novelty and cognitive curiosity; agreeableness - it is a trait that describes attitude towards other people and to the environment; extraversion - depicts the ability for social interactions and the quality thereof; neuroticism - describes the vulnerability to experience negative emotions and sensitivity to psychological stress. The intensity of those feelings, which are set in a human personality, is volatile, and their consequences are visible in a human being’s attitude (Głaz, 2011)
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