1990 Volume 4 Issue 2 Pages 83-95
The purpose of the present study were to clarify tendency of modern college students’ existential vaccum, to evaluate validity and reliability of PIL and SONG, and to examine relationship between family satisfaction and purpose in life. Japanese versions of family satisfaction scale and Purpose In Life Test (PIL), Seeking of Noetic Goal Test (SONG), were administered to 38 male and 76 female students. The remarkable results were as follows.
1. Reliability of both PIL and SONG was found to be sufficient level. It is found that PIL was measure of general purpose of life in many aspects, and SONG was able to use in understanding orientation to life.
2. There was significant negative relation between satisfaction in everyday-life and denial of actuality, and significant negative relation was found between confidence of life and negate of life. It was suggested that modern college students didn't seek truth meaning in life, when they were satisfied with everyday-life.
3. Some significant positive relationships were found between family satisfaction and PIL. Therefore, it was suggested that satisfaction in family was ralated to pleasant everyday-life.
