This study clarifies how past life events and expected future events relate to
ikigai, the Japanese word for one's sense of purpose in life. University students (n=450) responded to a questionnaire on purpose in life (PIL) and important life events. Participants were asked whether they had experienced any important life events in the previous three months, and whether they expected to experience any in the coming three months. The following was found: (1) The expectation that a negative life event would occur relates more closely to
ikigai than does past negative life events. (2) When given expectations of positive future events, subjects who felt low
ikigai as a result of many negative life events tended to have a greater increase in
ikigai than subjects who already felt high
ikigai as a result of many positive life events.
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