Resumen

GARCIA-ALANDETE, JOAQUÍN; GALLEGO-PEREZ, JOSÉ FRANCISCO  y  PEREZ-DELGADO, ESTEBAN. Purpose in Life and Hopelessness: an Empirical Study. Univ. Psychol. [online]. 2009, vol.8, n.2, pp.447-454. ISSN 1657-9267.

The aim of this paper is to analyze the relationship between purpose in life and hopelessness in a sample of 302 subjects. Hypothesis declare that booth variables are significant, negative, associated. Purpose In Life Test (PIL; Crumbaugh & Maholick, 1969) and Hopelessness Scale (HS; Beck, Weissman, Lester & Trexler, 1974) are used. Statistical used are Pearson's correlation coefficient and Spearman's rho coefficient. Results (r= -0.550, p= 0.000; rs= -0.502, p= 0.000) support hypothesis: purpose in life is negatively associated to hopelessness. High level of purpose in life involve less hopelessness, and existential vacuum is associated to high level of hopelessness, statistically significant.

Palabras clave : Purpose in life; hopelessness; suicide risk; Life Expectancy; Suicide - Risk factors; Depression - Psychology.

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