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Content analysis of the way university students appreciate the meaning of life

대학생이 인식하는 삶의 의미에 대한 내용분석

  • Received : 2015.12.10
  • Accepted : 2016.04.07
  • Published : 2016.04.30
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to understand the way university students appreciate the meaning of life. The subjects were 1, 2, 3, and 4 grade students from four universities located in Gyeonggido and Gangwondo Provinces; This study was a descriptive research project conducted from March to June 2015 for the purpose of understanding how university students appreciate the meaning of life. The data, gathered from interviews with a number of university students, who are at the last stage of adolescence, were classified into 102 statements and 30 categories through a series of content analyses of certain subjects, such as the definition and importance of the meaning of life, the endeavor to make life meaningful, the moments they feel the meaning of life, and the methods they adopt to feel the meaning of life. We analyzed the ways in which university students appreciate the meaning of life. We hope this study will provide a small guide for them so that the meaning of their lives can be enriched and their feeling of well-being enhanced. In addition, it is necessary to develop appropriate measures for college students to deal with crises in their life and, thus, the results of this study could be used as an important material for the systematic development of support programs for college students. Finally, this study will provide the basis for multifaceted interventions designed to improve the physical and mental health of college students and help them to adapt to college life.

본 연구는 대학생들이 삶의 의미에 대해 어떻게 인식하고 있는지를 광범위하게 파악하고자 시도 되었다. 연구 대상자는 강원도와 경기도에 소재하는 4개 대학교에서 1, 2, 3, 4학년 학생을 대상으로 2015년 3월 부터 6월까지 대학생이 인식하는 삶의 의미에 대한 내용을 알아보기 위한 서술적 조사연구이다. 청소년 후기에 해당되는 대학생의 삶의 의미에 관한 면담 자료를 내용분석법의 절차에 따라 삶의 의미의 정의, 삶의 의미의 중요성, 삶을 의미를 위한 노력, 삶의 의미를 느낄 때, 삶의 의미를 느끼기 위한 방법에 관해 분석함에 따라 의미 있는 102개의 진술문과 30개의 범주로 도출 되었다. 이에 따라 자신의 삶을 보다 긍정적으로 바라봄으로써 삶의 의미를 향상시키고 안녕감을 증진시킬 수 있는 기초자료가 될 것이라고 생각 된다. 또한 삶을 살아가면서 위기상황에 적절히 대처할 수 있는 방안이 필요하므로 대학생에게 삶을 살아가면서 필요한 지지프로그램을 체계적으로 개발하는데 중요한 자료로 사용될 수 있을 것이다. 끝으로 대학생의 신체적, 정신적, 사회적으로 건강한 대학생활을 적응 할 수 있도록 다각적인 간호중재 기초 자료를 제공될 수 있을 것이다.

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