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In the study, it was also investigated whether there was a significant difference between the meaning in life, psychological well-being and happiness scores in terms of gender. The study population of the research consists of students studying at Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Faculty of Education in the fall semester of the 2021-2022 academic year. The study group consisted of a total of 323 students, 236 (73.1%) g rls and 87 (26.9%) boys, aged between 20 and 26 (x 21.62), selected w th the conven ence sampl ng method, one of the non-random sampling methods. In the study personal information form, Short form of Oxford Happiness Questionnaire, Psychological Well-Being Scale and Meaning in Life Questionnaire were used as data collection tools. According to the findings obtained from the study, the meaning in life predicted students' psychological well-being at a significant level; it was seen that the meaning in life explained about 30% of the total variance in students' psychological well-being scores. In addition, the meaning in life predicted the happiness level of students at a significant level; it was seen that the meaning in life explained about 23% of the total variance in the happiness scores of the students in a meaningful way. Finally, it was found that there was no significant difference between the meaning in life, happiness and psychological well-being scores ofthe students according to their gender.  \nKeywords: Meaning in Life, Psychological Well-Being, Happiness, Undergraduate, Regression  \nDOI: 10.29329/epasr.2023.548.2  \nSubmitted:04 October 2022 Accepted: 18 January 2023 Published: 01 June 2023  \n1Assist. Prof., Faculty of Education, Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Turkiye, ORCID: 0000-0002-7767-4105  \nCorrespondence: [demirsezai01@gmail.com](demirsezai01@gmail.com)  \n2 Assoc. Prof., Faculty of Education, Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Turkiye, ORCID: 0000-0002-3110-6081 Email: [isayucel.isgor@mku.edu.tr](isayucel.isgor@mku.edu.tr)  \n3 Assist. Prof., Faculty of Education, Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Turkiye, ORCID: 0000-0002-1081-7976 [Email: ysnylmzpdr@gmail.com](Email: ysnylmzpdr@gmail.com)  \nIntroduction  \nPsychology research until the 1970s had focused more on psychopathology or maladaptive behaviors, while in the 1970s, psychology started to make its way into the field of positive psychology, which is an approach that seeks to explain the positive characteristics of individuals, rather than concentrating on psychopathology-oriented studies. Positive psychology prioritizes that individuals should be strong, adaptable, and have positive psychological characteristics, and suggests that humans, just like seeds, green, bear fruits and reveals their potential when they find suitable conditions (Eryılmaz, 2014) . Rather than focusing on problems and negativity in life, positive psychology deals with many concepts that help improve individuals and societies, such as happiness, well-being, determination, psychological resilience, and flow. Positive psychology interventions aim to distance psychology from the in-depth study of psychopathology and explore what makes people happier (Hefferon and Boniwell, 2014) . To that end, positive psychology studies many different structural issues in individuals and seeks to examine their strong points instead of negative aspects.  \nIt is notable that one of the topics often studied in research in the field of positive psychology is psychological well-being, which is considered as a dimension of the concept of well-being. Etymologically, it can ","cbCaiqfJD9fvcY0Y","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqfJD9fvcY0Y","pdf",415672,22,"English","# Abstract\n# Introduction","[{\"question\":\"What is the main aim of the study?\",\"answer\":\"The study aims to examine the predictive effect of meaning in life on psychological well-being and happiness among university students.\"},{\"question\":\"Does meaning in life predict psychological well-being and happiness?\",\"answer\":\"Yes. 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