The transition into college involves several trials and tribulations, and students' ability to deal
with this process may be facilitated by finding a sense of purpose. Having a purpose has …

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 …

Objective: Studies have consistently found a positive relationship between social support
and a sense of purpose; however, less is known about the underlying mechanisms of this …

This study examined whether first-time full-time freshman students' sense of purpose
predicted their progress towards a degree. Freshman students (N= 421, 62.2% females) …

The current study considered the role of broad life orientations of university students on their
academic engagement and burnout within the context of COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically …

The goal of this paper was to instigate a discussion on cultivating students' sense of purpose
as a critical humanizing practice that educators must strive to achieve. In this brief …

This paper's purpose is to review theoretical explanations of college transitions, offer a
critique of their utility, and make an explicit argument that the field of higher education would …

Purpose is an indicator of healthy human development and believed by some theorists and
educators to be an important outcome of college. The aim of this study was to test the …

The aim of this study was to explore the lived experiences of counseling students regarding
their development of sense of purpose in life and further seek their recommendations for …

This study explored the relationship between high school sophomores' purpose orientations
and their postsecondary completion a decade later by examining the data from the …