Abstract:
This purpose of the study was to identify the relationship between
academic boredom and both satisfaction with study major and meaning
of life, as well as the predictability of the meaning of life in light of these
two variables among university students. The study also sought to identify
whether there are differences among students in academic boredom, major
satisfaction, and meaning of life based on type of college and GPA. The
study sample consisted of )1609( female students from PNU using academic
boredom, major satisfaction and meaning of life scales, after verifying them
for validity and reliability. The results showed that students in the sample
scored above average in academic boredom and meaning of life, and higher
scores in major satisfaction with Academic major. The results did not show
signifcant differences in both academic boredom and meaning of life by
college, while there was a difference in satisfaction with academic major for
students in health colleges. And there is a difference in academic boredom
for of students with low GPA, and a difference in satisfaction with major and
the meaning of life for students with high GPA. The study also revealed a
negative relationship between academic boredom and both satisfaction and
meaning of life, and predictability of the meaning of life through these two
variables.