Analysis of meaning in life as well-being determinant of Faculty of Education students

This diploma thesis is based on concepts of positive psychology and deals with the topic of well-being. The approaches of positive psychology and development of this psychological specialization as well as the concept of well-being are presented in the first part of the thesis. In addition to the Harvard approach to well-being, special attention is paid to the new theory of well-being, which was created by Martin Seligman and expended by Scott I. Donaldson and Stewart I. Donaldson. Specifically, this thesis focuses on well-being of a specific group, which is university students. Not only subjective well-being, but first of all meaning in life are analysed in focus on university students. Meaning in life is the main topic of this diploma thesis. The research part is based on questionnaire survey focused on the well-being of students of the Faculty of Education of Charles University, which took place at the turn of 2022 and 2023 as part of a big university research focused on the well-being of students (Kočí, 2023). The analysis of the obtained data shows a close connection between subjective well-being and the area of meaning in life. The research shows that students who find more meaning in their lives are generally more satisfied. For students of Faculty of Education is serving others the most..