Meaning of Life for Kindergarten Children in Mosul

Aim of current research is to identify meaning of life for kindergarten children in general, and level of meaning of life for kindergarten children according to these five areas (self-acceptance, social relations, values, responsibility, achievement), to identify significant differences in areas of life according to Variables of: gender (male - female), and birth sequence (firstborn - middle - young) in family. Study sample included (100) children, (50) males and females, who were randomly selected from (6) government kindergartens in Mosul. Scale ( meaning of life for kindergarten children) was used, prepared by (Kazim and Al-Kindi). 2017) Surface validity and reliability of test were confirmed after passing a group of experts, relying on test-retest method, to reach (0.76). The SPSS statistical package was used to process data using the following methods: Pearson correlation coefficient to extract reliability, t-test for one sample, two independent samples and variance analysis. Researchers concluded that sample had a higher-than-average level of meaning of life in general, and this indicates that children of kindergarten age are aware of concept of meaning of life, Social relations was highest in achieving concept of meaning of life among children, followed by (Values) domain, then (Self-Acceptance), followed by (Responsibility) domain, and (Achievement) domain achieved lowest score. There were no significant differences among domains about meaning of life according to gender variable, except in area of (responsibility), where it was significant and in favor of females, there were no significant differences according to birth sequence variable in all areas of meaning of life. Based on results found, some recommendations were made, including: necessity of educating parents, teachers, and supervisors in charge of kindergarten children about importance of this stage and extent of its serious impact on our future if it is neglected or monopolized, as they are the main contributing factor that contributes to its establishment in the future. Some suggestions for future research include: meaning of life for lonely child in family and its relationship to self-concept.