In emerging adulthood the searching and constructing meaning in life are important components of optimal psychological functioning, and promote personal growth. These processes are closely link to personal tasks such as career choise and career construction. Moreover, the connections between lack of meaning in life and career indecision, are strongly influenced by personality traits.
The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between experiencing meaning of life and career choise from perspective of personality differences.
We used Hungarian version of Meaning of Life Questionnaire for measuring the extend of search for meaning and presence of meaning. Hungarian version of Career Factors Inventory were used for measuring career indecision, and the shortened Hungarian 55-item version (TCI55) of the Cloninger’s TCI for identification of personality differences. Hungarian young adults completed the questionaires.
Our results show that there was correlations between the presence of meaning and dimensions of career indecisions, however the extend and patterns of these associations differed depending on both personality traits.
We can conclude that temperament and character dimensions strongly influence not only the career construction, but the more fundamental personal task of searching meaning in life. Our results confirm that everyone can design their life in their own way.
