本研究旨在探討技職校院學生的生命意義及其相關影響因素。以屏東地區技職校院學生為受試者，共發出問卷682份，實際回收問卷為557份，回收率為82%，在剔除無效問卷後，共取得有效樣本數為550份。問卷包括基本資料及「生命意義」量表，研究資料以SPSS12.0版本分析，統計方法採用描述性統計、t考驗及單因子變異數分析。重要研究結果為：1.技職校院學生所感受到的生命意義四層面中，以「生活目標」層面最高，呈現中上程度；其次為「生命價值」層面，呈現中上程度；而以「生活自由」層面最低，呈現中下程度。2.各學系群學生所感受到的生命意義四層面中，均以「生活目標」最高。其中資訊學群學生在生活品質層面感受最高；健康學群在生命價值層面感受最高；社會福利學群在生活目標層面感受最高；商業學群在生活自由層面感受最高。3.有宗教信仰者在感受生命價值、生活目標與生活自由均較無宗教信仰者為高。本研究結果提供了技職校院學生對生命意義之看法，期能提供相關單位及未來研究之參考。

The purpose of this study was to explore the meaning of life and its influencing factor for the students in technical college. The sample was selected 682 students who study in grade two or three of technical colleges in the Ping-Tung area. The response rate was 557 (82%) but 7 incomplete copies were excluded from analysis. The subjects were 550 students in total. The instruments applied in the study were ‘Demegraphic data’ and ’The Inventory for Meaning of Life’. All data were analysed using SPSS 12.0. Descriptive statistics, t-test, and ANOVA were used in this study. The results showed as follow: (1) The highest score for meaning of life of students was ‘one’s goal in life’ with an above moderate degree, following by ‘one’s value of life’ with an above moderate degree, the lowest was ‘freedom of living’ with an lower degree. (2) All academy had a high score on ‘one’s goal in life’. Information academy had a high score on ‘quality of life’; Health academy had a high score on ‘one’s value of life’; Social wearfare academy had a high score on ‘one’s goal of life’; and Business academy had a high score on ‘freedom of life’. (3) Students with religious had higher score on ‘one’s value of life’, ‘one’s goal in life’ and ‘freedom of living’ than students without religious. The results provided understanding the life meaning students and also provided important insights for related institute and further research.