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  • Purpose In Life Assessment

  • The Purpose In Life Test (PIL) was created by Crumbaugh and Maholick to assess how purposeful a person feels in their life.

    Directions: For each of the following statements, select the number that would be most nearly true for you. All questions range from "Strongly Disagree" (1) to "Strongly Agree" (7).

    An anonymous version of this assessment will be saved for research purposes. No personal information will be associated with this form.

    This assessment is based on the work of Crumbaugh, J., & Maholick, L. (1964). An experimental study of existentialism: The psychometric approach to Frankl’s concept of noogenic neurosis. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 20, 200-207.

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