Abstract

The relationships between experienced meaning in life, perceived freedom and personal values orientation were addressed by this research. 73 male and female subjects between the ages of 20 and 55+ completed three instruments. Subjects were middle managers in leadership and management education courses. Meaning was operationalized by the Life Regard Index ; freedom was operationalized by Locus of Control ; values were operationalized by the Values Profile System . ;Out of six hypotheses, one was supported by this research. A statistically significant relationship was found between meaning and freedom , r$\rm\sb{p} = -.4243, p < .0001$. Factor analysis did not support the structure of the VPS. Qualitative methodologies and new instrumentation are recommended for further researching these constructs