Academic Boredom and its Relationship with Satisfaction with Academic Major and Meaning of Life among University Students

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.