目標：確認社區老人之生命意義及其預測因子。方法：使用橫斷式相關性研究設計，以雲林縣65歲以上的社區老人為研究對象，以隨機化成比例之機率方式抽出樣本數360人，有效樣本共計308人。結果：1.老人的生命意義以子孫成就得分較高；2.迴歸分析顯示，社會支持、心理功能、教育、生活事件及性別等變項為老人生命意義總得分的預測因子，共可解釋66.7%變異量，其中又以社會支持具有最大的解釋力，可以解釋46.5%變異量。結論：本研究結果可以提供社區老人服務的相關人員對其生命意義的瞭解，並且可以依此發展出合宜的措施，以提昇社區老人的生命意義及其生活品質。

　　　　　Objectives: To identify the meaning of life as perceived by the community-dwelling elders and their predictors. Methods: A cross- sectional, correlational design was used to a 308 randomized (probabilities proportional to size measure) community-dwelling elders in Yunlin County to assess their physical and mental health status, social support, life events and meaning of life. Results: 1. The scores of 洖escendant of accomplishment?were higher than 烢ersonal value?of meaning of life among subjects. 2. The results from the regression analyses indicate that a combination of 烞ocial support? 烢sychological function? 涃ducational level? 烑ife changing event? and 浽ender?explained 66.7% of the variability of the meaning of life among the elders. Among these variables, 烞ocial support?was the most powerful predictor that explained 46.5% of the variability. Conclusions: The results of this study improve the understanding of meaning of life from the elders?perspective for service providers. Thus, appropriate programs to promote the meaning of life and quality of life for elders can be developed.