Sense of meaning and study perseverance and completion: a brief report |
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Authors: | Solomon Makola |
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Institution: | 1. Central University of Technology, Welkom, South Africasmakola@cut.ac.za |
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Abstract: | The study examines sense of meaning influences on study perseverance and course completion among students within a faculty of management sciences at a South African university (n = 40). Participants were selected for high scores on the Purpose in life (PIL) scale (n = 20; 50%) and contrasting low scores on the same (n = 20; 50%) (age range = 27 to 30 years, females = 73%, majority ethnicity = 70% Sotho speaking). Data were analysed using independent-samples t-test group comparison procedure. The results suggest that a high sense of meaning can explain study perseverance and completion. |
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Keywords: | purpose in life sense of meaning study completion study perseverance wellness |
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