Examining the relationship between individual values and decision-making with meaning and purpose in the lives of the righteous

The current research examines the relationship between personal values and decision-making with meaning and purpose in the lives of philanthropists. The philanthropists of Mashhad city have been chosen as the studied community. The type of research is fundamental and the research method is descriptive. In this research, the Schwartz personal values questionnaire, the Scott and Bruce decision-making styles, and the Crumbaugh and Maholick meaning and purpose in life were used. After collecting 148 questionnaires for sampling, a sample size adequacy test was conducted, confirming the adequacy of the sample size. Data analysis methods include descriptive statistics (frequency, mean, and standard deviation) and for testing research hypotheses, inferential statistics using Pearson correlation test and multiple regression analysis were performed using SPSS-24 software. Based on the results obtained, all main and sub-hypotheses were confirmed. The research findings in the main hypothesis showed a significant relationship between personal values and decision-making styles with meaning and purpose in life. Additionally, the two sub-hypotheses of this research indicated that there is a significant relationship between personal values (self-direction, stimulation, hedonism, achievement, power, security, conformity, tradition, benevolence, universalism) and meaning and purpose in life, and also between decision-making styles (rational, intuitive, dependent, spontaneous, avoidant) and meaning and purpose in life. Based on these findings, it can be stated that personal values influence meaningful and purposeful life, and the higher the personal values, the more they move towards social values.