Life Purpose as a Predictor of Resilience and Persistence in College Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic

IF 1.6 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH Journal of College Student Retention-Research Theory & Practice Pub Date : 2022-02-25 DOI:10.1177/15210251221076828

Gitima Sharma, Mariya A. Yukhymenko-Lescroart

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The aim of this study was to investigate the extent to which life purpose explained the variance in college students’ levels of resilience and persistence amidst COVID-19 pandemic. This study utilized a cross-sectional design and focused upon the three dimensions of life purpose: awareness of purpose, awakening to purpose, altruistic purpose. Structural equation modeling showed that both resilience and persistence were predicted positively by awakening to purpose when a traditional three-correlated factors model was used to specify the measure of life purpose. When a bifactor model was used, the general factor of purpose emerged as a positive predictor of both resilience and persistence. Additionally, awakening to purpose emerged as a positive predictor of resilience above and beyond the general factor of purpose. Practical implications of this study lie in supporting students to actively explore and fulfill their life’s purpose since doing so might strengthen their resilience and intent to persevere.

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生活目标对2019冠状病毒病大流行期间大学生韧性和毅力的预测作用

本研究的目的是调查生活目的在多大程度上解释了新冠肺炎大流行期间大学生恢复力和持久力水平的差异。本研究采用横断面设计，重点关注生活目标的三个维度：目标意识、目标觉醒和利他主义目标。结构方程模型表明，当使用传统的三相关因素模型来指定生活目标的衡量标准时，目标觉醒对韧性和持久性都有积极的预测。当使用双因子模型时，目标的一般因素是韧性和持久性的积极预测因素。此外，对目标的觉醒是超越目标的一般因素的韧性的积极预测因素。这项研究的实际意义在于支持学生积极探索和实现他们的人生目标，因为这样做可能会增强他们的韧性和毅力。

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