Life Purpose as a Predictor of Resilience and Persistence During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Abstract

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 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Structural equation modeling showed that both resilience and persistence were predicted positively by awakening to purpose when a traditional three-correlated factors model was used to specify the measure of life purpose. When a bifactor model was used for life purpose, the general factor of purpose emerged as a positive predictor of both resilience and persistence. Additionally, awakening to purpose emerged as a positive predictor of resilience above and beyond the general factor of purpose. Implications for counseling practice and future research will be discussed.

Authors

• Gitima Sharma, California State University - Fresno

• Mariya Yukhymenko, California State University - Fresno