Abstract
The aim of this research is to review the relationship between university students’ resilience and levels of social exclusion and forgiveness. Study group of the research includes 355–206 (58%) female and 149 (42%) male–students who marked at least one item in Risk Factors Determination List. This study is a correlational survey model. The Resilience Scale, The Risk Factors Determination List, The Social Exclusion Scale for Adolescents and Forgiveness Scale are used as data collection tools. Pearson Product-Moment Correlation coefficient and Multiple Linear Regression Analysis are used in data analysis. In the wake of correlation analysis, a significant relationship cannot be found between resilience and forgiveness level. A negative and significant relationship is found between resilience and exclusion and negligence sub-dimensions of social exclusion. In the wake of regression analysis, sub-dimensions of social exclusion predict resilience. In order to increase the resilience of university students, rejection by their friends should be minimized, and in order to prevent individuals from being exposed to social exclusion, communication skills can be improved. Social support, which is among the protective factors of resilience, has an important place in life of university students. Therefore, social activities that every student can participate in can be hold.
Highlights
Individuals face many situations that change their lives
The aim of this study is to contribute to the literature by examining the relationship between resilience, social exclusion and forgiveness levels of university students
There was no significant relationship between resilience and forgiveness scale scores
Summary
Individuals face many situations that change their lives. According to American Psychological Association (2011) resilience, that is one of the factors causing the reactions of individuals to be different, is used in the sense of restoring to the previous situation, i.e. flexibility, and it is the process of adapting to many challenging life experiences. Resilient is used for individuals who are able to make progress unexpectedly and show success in challenging conditions (one who can recuperate quickly), and “resilience” is used as personality trait of these individuals (Terzi, 2008). Being flexible does not mean not having any difficulty or not encountering any negative situation, but is the ability to recover successfully by going back to the previous situation in risky conditions, despite serious threats to adaptation and development (APA, 2011; Masten, 2001).
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