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the 20 circlednmnbers. The range ofpossible scores being from 20 to 140. The
normative cutting score is 79, halfwaybetween the means of73 for "normal" and 85
for "abnormal"populations. The standard deviation for normals is approximately
14, whereasit is 15 for patient populations.
Crmnbaugh warns the user ofboth the PIL and SONG that these tests are subject to
motivational distortion, especially in competitive situations, as well as to other sour­
ces or errorvariancethat increase the possibilityofunreliable individual scores.
Therefore these scales should never be used alone in makingimportant decisions
concerning a particular individual. They are useful as research and screening devi­
ces, as they are able to select the most promisingcases for treatment when facilities
are able to accommodate only a limitednmnber ofpatients (Guttmann 1996:180).
In evaluating this test it is importantto rememberthat this test is a complementary
one to the PIL and that it was not designed to stand on its own. As mentioned, the
main goalofthis attitudetest is to find out how stronglymotivateda person is to find
meaning in life. As an attitude test, it measures the attitude ofa client/patientwith
regard to bislherdedicationand/or earnestness to find meaningin life. The stronger
the motivation to findmeaning,the higher he/she will score in this test.
Mostert (1978:190) pointed out that a person who is experiencing an existentialva­
cumnis not always motivatedto find meaning in life. This is where the logothera­
pist can assist the client/patient by using logotherapeutic techniquesin order to moti­
vate bimlherto find meaningin life. However, in order to find out more preciselyif
a person is motivatedto find meaningor not, the SONG-test was invented.
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