Purpose: The aim of this study is to determine health sciences undergraduate students' perceived meaning of life and coping styles and the correlation between them.Design and Methods: This is a descriptive study. The study sample consisted of 1160 students. Data were collected using a personal information form, the personal meaning profile (PMP), and the ways of coping inventory (WCI).Findings: Participants had the highest mean scores on PMP relationship and intimacy subscales while they had the highest and lowest mean scores on WCI self-confident coping style and submissive coping style subscales, respectively.Practice Implications: It is thought that the study will guide us in the process of vocational training of students or guidance and counseling services provided to them. K E Y W O R D S coping, health sciences students, meaning of life 1 | INTRODUCTION College life is a transition period from adolescence to adulthood in which students establish self-identity and prepare for adult life. College students, who are at a critical stage of identity development, move away from home and enter into a dynamic developmental process by meeting new people and establishing different relationships. They learn about ideologies, alternative lifestyles, and professional life, and associate new knowledge with their previous knowledge. This combination enables them to develop original identities, set goals, and give meaning to life. 1-7 The existentialist philosopher Victor E. Frankl, the founder of logotherapy, states that every individual's life has a unique meaning. 8People give meaning to life by making sense of painful and sweet experiences, and most importantly, by searching for meaning itself. 8,9 According to existentialism, if people do not search for meaning and if they do not have goals, values, and ideals, they end up feeling anxiety, which can cause isolation, feeling of emptiness, depression, suicidal thoughts, substance abuse, and so forth. 2,[8][9][10][11] College life is a time when students try to make sense of life and set goals, values, and ideals for themselves, 5 which is the basis of a harmonious, healthy, happy, and productive life. 2,8,9,12 The most important factor affecting people's reactions is the meaning they give to life. People organize and respond to environmental stimuli by defining them in patterns such as coping behaviors. 2,12 Coping refers to a variety of cognitions and behaviors used to solve problems to minimize or eliminate stress and conflict. [13][14][15] The past and present meaning of problems and the purpose of life in general play a role in the development of those cognitions and behaviors. 2,12 The fact that people ascribe meaning to problems they face also plays a key role in the development of coping styles. 9,16,17 Halama and Bakosova 2 reported that college students with high perceived meaning of life scores focus on solving problems while those with low scores tend to avoid problems, indicating that perceived meaning of life has an effect on coping styles. Although there ar...