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The Relationships between Meaning in Life and Happiness among University Students.

대학생의 생의 의미와 행복의 관계

  • Lee, Ok-Sook (Institutional Review Board, Changshin University) ;
  • Jang, Sun-Hee (Department of Nursing, Changshin University)
  • Received : 2017.05.08
  • Accepted : 2017.09.15
  • Published : 2017.09.30
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Abstract

This study was conducted to understand the factors influencing happiness of college students while focusing on meaning in life and to supply an interventional way for promotion of happiness of college students. The subjects were 205 students in C city and the data were collected from 20-30 October 2016. Data were analyzed based on themeans using an independent t-test, ANOVA, $Scheff{\acute{e}}^{\prime}s$ method, Pearson's correlation coefficients and stepwise multiple regression. Significant differences were found in the happiness grades by sex (p=0.045), age (p=0.019), degree (p=0.038), satisfaction in major (p<0.001), and perceived health condition (p<0.001). Happiness was positively related to self-confidence (p<0.001), self-control (p<0.001), positive emotion (p<0.001), meaning in life (p<0.001), finding meaning in life (p<0.001), and search for meaning in life (p<0.001). Uponmultiple regression analysis, finding meaning in life, perceived health condition, and satisfaction withmajor accounted for 41.0% of the happiness, with finding meaning in life beingthe most influential factor.

본 연구는 대학생의 생의 의미와 행복 정도를 확인하고 이들 변수간의 관계를 파악하며 행복에 영향을 미치는 요인을 규명하기 위한 서술적 조사연구이다. 연구대상자는 경상남도에 소재하는 일개 대학의 재학생 205명을 대상으로 하였다. 자료수집기간은 2016년 10월 10일부터 10월 30일까지였고, 수집된 자료는 빈도와 백분율, independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, $Scheff{\acute{e}}$ test, Cronbach's alpha 계수, Pearson's correlation coefficient 및 multiple regression으로 분석하였다. 연구결과 대상자의 행복 점수는 6점 만점에 평균 4.18점, 생의 의미는 5점 만점에 평균 3.73점이었다. 대상자의 일반적 특성에 따른 행복 수준은 성별(p=.045), 학년(p=.038), 전공만족도(p<.001), 건강상태(p<.001)에 따라 차이가 있었다. 대상자의 행복은 하위요인인 자신감(p<.001), 자기통제(p<.001), 긍정적 정서(p<.001)와 생의 의미(p<.001), 생의 의미발견(p<.001), 생의 의미추구(p<.001)와 유의한 양적 상관관계를 보였다. 대상자의 행복에 영향을 미치는 요인은 생의 의미발견, 건강상태, 전공만족도가 유의하였고, 전체 설명력은 41%였다. 따라서 생의 의미는 행복에 밀접한 관련성이 있으며, 가장 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 요인임을 확인하였기에 대학생의 행복강화를 위한 전략 개발에 생의 의미를 높이는 전략이 고려될 것으로 사료된다.

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