SOME BASIC FACTORS OF FUTURE-LIFE PERSPECTIVE FROM WHY IS IT TEST

There have been few studies that examined the meaning one finds in how he/she lies his/her life. In this study, Mizokami's ''Why is it'' tes t (1994a) was used to explore basic factors concerning the perspective s people have of their future lives. The test consists of twenty ''Why is it'' questions. Results indicated that most frequently expressed b asic factors, regardless of how future lives were viewed, were of eval uation, such as ''Happy life'' and ''Good feeling of daily life.'' Fea tures of various other basic factors were also discussed; for example, people who expressed ''Positive thinking'' or ''Other-orientedness'' were living a healthy and active life.