UNDERSTANDING MEANING IN LIFE AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: THE ROLE OF PERFECTIONISM AND RUMINATION

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The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships between university students' meaning in life, perfectionism, and rumination. The participants were 254 university students from different universities in Türkiye. The data were obtained through a demographic information form, Meaning in Life Questionnaire, Brief State Rumination Inventory, Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale. Multiple regression analysis was used to determine whether university students' meaning in life was predicted by rumination and perfectionism. As a result it was found that perfectionism and rumination were positive and significant predictors of meaning in life among university students. 

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2026-03-17

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Sarı, H., & Tasoren, A. (2026). UNDERSTANDING MEANING IN LIFE AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: THE ROLE OF PERFECTIONISM AND RUMINATION . International Online Journal of Education and Teaching, 13(1), 86–93. Retrieved from https://www.iojet.org/index.php/IOJET/article/view/2257