The Effect of Logotherapy in Developing the Sense of Purpose

Abstract

The present study aims to examine the effect of logotherapy in developing the sense of purpose by testing the following hypotheses: 1. There are no statistically significant differences at the level of (0.05) between the rank scores of the experimental group in the pre-test and post-test after the counseling program. 2. There are no statistically significant differences at the level of (0.05) between the rank scores of the control group in the pre-test and post-test. 3. There are no statistically significant differences at the level of (0.05) between the post-test scores of the experimental and control groups. The researcher adopted the experimental method in designing and constructing a counseling program consisting of eight sessions. The study also used Sharma’s (2019) Sense of Purpose Scale after translation and adaptation. The scale consists of 14 items distributed across three dimensions. Its validity (face and construct validity) was verified, and reliability was established using the test–retest method, yielding a coefficient of (0.81), as well as Cronbach’s alpha method, which reached (0.77),The population of the study consisted of (3,561) secondary school students, while the sample included (20) students selected purposively. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) was used to analyze the data. The results indicated that logotherapy has an effect in developing the sense of purpose. Accordingly, the researcher presented a number of conclusions, recommendations, and suggestions