title: On the relationship between meaning in life and boredom proneness: examining a logotherapy postulate.
abstract: Logotherapy, developed by Viktor Frankl, posits that when one lacks meaning in life, boredom can result. Thus, the two constructs should be inversely related. To examine this relationship, 279 students (M = 19.8 yr., SD = 2.6; 179 women, 98 men) from a university in the southern United States were administered the Purpose of Life test and the Boredom Proneness Scale. As expected, a statistically significant negative correlation was found between the scores on the two scales (r = -.71). Directions for research are offered.
authors: Department of Psychology, The of Mississippi, University, MS 38677, USA. amadamso@olemiss.edu
authors: Amanda M A
authors: AM
authors: Melton
authors: Stefan E
authors: SE
authors: Schulenberg
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001887:Boredom; D005260:Female; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010684:Philosophy; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology