Affective States as Correlated to Meaning in Life Among Tuberculosis Patients

The present study purports to find out the relationship between positive and negative affective states and meaning in life among tuberculosis patients. The sample for the study comprised of 125 tuberculosis patients. The data for the present study has been collected from the patients of Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital of Aligarh. Meaning in life questionnaire developed by Steger, Frazier, Oishi, and Kaler (2006) and PANAS developed by Watson, Clark, and Tellegen (1988) were used to measure meaning in life and positive and negative affective states respectively. The data collected was analyzed by using appropriate statistical techniques like Pearson's product moment correlation and t-test. The results show significant negative correlation between meaning in life and negative affective states (NAS). There is a significant positive correlation between positive affective states and meaning in life.