معنى الحياة وعلاقته بالاكتئاب وبمستوى الطموح لدى عينة من طلاب الجامعة
The research aimed at discovering the relationship between meaning in Life, depression and ambition level among university students; and identifying the difference in meaning in life according to study level; and the relationship between meaning in Life and student’s total average grade; and predicting meaning in life based on ambition and depression levels. The descriptive research involved 189 students between the ages of 19-22 years old and applied meaning in Life, ambition and depression measurements using statistical methods represented in analysis of variances, T-test and the multiple regression. The results of the study showed statistically significant relationship between respondents’ grades in meaning in Life scale and their grades on ambition scale; and a statistically negative relationship between respondents’ grades on meaning in life scale and their grades on depression scale. The research also showed some differences in the dimensions of meaning in life according to study level; and statistically significant relationship between the respondents on meaning in Life scale and their study grades. In addition, the research showed that it is possible to predict the meaning in Life through the ability to specify aims and targets and the total depression level. (Published abstract)