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Title:
THE INFLUENCE OF PURPOSE IN LIFE ON LIFE SATISFACTION AMONG MOTORCYCLE OPERATORS FROM UGENYA AND UGUNJA SUB - COUNTIES IN SIAYA COUNTY, KENYA

Authors:
Fredrick Odhiambo Oyugi, Rev (Dr.) Hubert Pinto and Francis Ehiamhen Obaweiki

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1Fredrick Odhiambo Oyugi, 2Rev (Dr.) Hubert Pinto and 3Francis Ehiamhen Obaweiki
1. Archdiocese of Kisumu, P. O. Box 795 Kisumu, 40100, Kenya
2. Institute of Youth Studies, Tangaza University College, Catholic University of Eastern Africa, P.O. Box 62157 Nairobi, 00200, Kenya
3. Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Social Science, The Catholic University of Eastern Africa, P.O. Box 62157 Nairobi, 00200, Kenya

MLA 8
Oyugi,, Fredrick Odhiambo, et al. "THE INFLUENCE OF PURPOSE IN LIFE ON LIFE SATISFACTION AMONG MOTORCYCLE OPERATORS FROM UGENYA AND UGUNJA SUB - COUNTIES IN SIAYA COUNTY, KENYA." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 5, no. 9, Sept. 2020, pp. 2514-2529, doi:10.46609/IJSSER.2020.v05i09.007. Accessed Sept. 2020.
APA 6
Oyugi,, F., Pinto, H., & Obaweiki, F. (2020, September). THE INFLUENCE OF PURPOSE IN LIFE ON LIFE SATISFACTION AMONG MOTORCYCLE OPERATORS FROM UGENYA AND UGUNJA SUB - COUNTIES IN SIAYA COUNTY, KENYA. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 5(9), 2514-2529. doi:10.46609/IJSSER.2020.v05i09.007
Chicago
Oyugi,, Fredrick Odhiambo, Hubert Pinto, and Francis Ehiamhen Obaweiki. "THE INFLUENCE OF PURPOSE IN LIFE ON LIFE SATISFACTION AMONG MOTORCYCLE OPERATORS FROM UGENYA AND UGUNJA SUB - COUNTIES IN SIAYA COUNTY, KENYA." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 5, no. 9 (September 2020), 2514-2529. Accessed September, 2020. doi:10.46609/IJSSER.2020.v05i09.007.

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Abstract:
Purpose in life has been found through studies to be correlated to life satisfaction. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of purpose in life on life satisfaction among youth motorcycle operators (Boda-Boda) from Ugenya and Ugunja sub -counties in Siaya County aged between 18 and 35 years old. This study was anchored on Logotherapy by Viktor Emil Frankl. The study adopted a correlational design and used purposive and convenience sampling to select 285 (N=285) motorcycle operators. Purpose in life test (PIL) and satisfaction with life scale (SWLS) were the research instruments used for the study. The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential analysis (Cronbach's ?, Pearson's r, t-test, one way ANOVA and Tukey Post Hoc Test multiple comparison) with the application of statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) IBM version 21. The result indicated that there was a positive significant correlation between purpose in life and life satisfaction among motorcycle operators from Ugenya and Ugunja Sub - Counties in Siaya County (N=285, r = .29** P?.01). The overall mean score for motorcycle operators on purpose in life (M =103.99, SD -18.41) fell in the category of "somehow "uncertain purpose in life", and overall mean score on life satisfaction (M=23.23, SD5.23) in the "slightly satisfied". The "somehow uncertain purpose in life" and "slightly satisfied with life" among the sampled motorcycle operators showed an existence of an existential vacuum among motorcycle operators, which calls for logotherapy counseling among the motorcycle operators.

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