Table 1 Means and standard deviations of each item

1

I find I get intensely involved in many of the things I do each day

2

I believe I have discovered who I really am

3

I think it would be ideal if things came easily to me in my life. ®

4

My life is centered around a set of core beliefs that give meaning to my life

5

It is more important that I really enjoy what I do than that other people are impressed by it

6

I believe I know what my best potentials are and I try to develop them whenever possible

7

Other people usually know better what would be good for me to do than I know myself. ®

8

I feel best when I’m doing something worth investing a great deal of effort in

9

I can say that I have found my purpose in life

10

If I did not find what I was doing rewarding for me, I do not think I could continue doing it

11

As yet, I’ve not figured out what to do with my life. ®

12

I can’t understand why some people want to work so hard on the things that they do. ®

13

I believe it is important to know how what I’m doing fits with purposes worth pursuing

14

I usually know what I should do because some actions just feel right to me

15

When I engage in activities that involve my best potentials, I have this sense of really being alive

16

I am confused about what my talents really are. ®

17

I find a lot of the things I do are personally expressive for me

18

It is important to me that I feel fulfilled by the activities that I engage in

19

If something is really difficult, it probably isn’t worth doing. ®

20

I find it hard to get really invested in the things that I do. ®

21

I believe I know what I was meant to do in life