TY - T1 - Life purposes of Iranian secondary school students SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/299678 T3 - A1 - Hedayati, Nasibeh; Kuusisto, Elina; Gholami, Khalil; Tirri, Kirsi A2 - PB - Y1 - 2017 LA - eng AB - This article examines Iranian secondary students' (N=336) life purposes. Economic and hedonistic life goals were the most valued. Relationships in terms of having a family and children were also appreciated. In the students' views, religiousness was associated with social goals such as helping others in need and volunteering in the community. Gender differences in students' life goals occurred only in aesthetic goals, which applied more to girls than to boys. K-Cluster analysis identified four p... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - Purpose in life; students; secondary school; purposefulness; Iran; YOUTH; HAPPINESS; PERSPECTIVES; PERCEPTIONS; ASPIRATIONS; FINNISH; HEALTH; FAMILY; ISLAM; 516 Educational sciences N1 - PP - ER -