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Universitas Psychologica

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GARCIA-ALANDETE, JOAQUÍN; MARTINEZ, EVA ROSA; SOUCASE LOZANO, BEATRIZ  and  GALLEGO-PEREZ, JOSÉ FRANCISCO. Sex differences on Purpose-In-Life Test total and factorial scores among spanish undergraduates. Univ. Psychol. [online]. 2011, vol.10, n.3, pp.681-692. ISSN 1657-9267.

The aim of this paper is to analyze the differences on Purpose-In-Life Test [PIL] (Crumbaugh & Maholic, 1969) total and factorial scores associated to sex, among 309 spanish undergratudates (207 women, 102 men), range 18 to 45 years. PIL Spanish version is used (Noblejas de la Flor, 1994). PIL evalues life meaning achievement vs. existential vacuum. Women achieve higher means on PIL total and factorial scores, and estatistical analysis show that sex is significantly associated to total PIL score and on Purpose perception and Goals and tasks factors scores.

Keywords : Purpose-In-Life Test; Sex; meaning in life; Purpose-In-Life Test; PIL; Psychologycal test; validation.

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