Abstract
The aim of this study is to examine the psychological resilience in teacher candidates in terms of sense of humor and life satisfaction. Correlational research model was used in the study. The dependent variable of the research is psychological resilience and independent variables are sense of humor and life satisfaction. The research was carried out on 427 teacher candidates between the ages of 18-27, 318 females (74.5%) and 109 males (25.5%). The Resilience Scale for Adults, The Multidimensional Sense of Humor Scale, The Satisfaction with Life Scale and Personal Information Form were used to collect data. Descriptive statistics, independent groups t-test, variance analysis, Pearson correlation coefficient and hierarchical regression analysis were used to analyze the data. When the findings of the study are analyzed, it is seen that psychological resilience in terms of gender differs significantly in favor of female teacher candidates. A positive relationship was found between teacher candidates' psychological resilience and sense of humor. In addition, a positive relationship was found between psychological resilience and life satisfaction. Looking at the findings, it is seen that the variables of sense of humor and life satisfaction predict psychological resilience significantly. The findings were discussed according to the literature and various suggestions were presented.
Highlights
The aim of this study is to examine the psychological resilience in teacher candidates in terms of sense of humor and life satisfaction
The concept of psychological resilience is one of the study subjects of positive psychology, which focuses on the development of people, positive emotions and relationships (Graber, Pichon and Carabine, 2015)
Various researches have been conducted on psychological resilience (Yavuz, 2019; Aydin, Oncu, Akbulut and Kucuk-Kilic, 2019; Tras, Oztemel and Kagnici, 2019; Celik, Sanberk and Deveci, 2017; Gungormis, Okanli and Kocabeyoglu, 2015; Koc-Yildirim, Yildirim, Otrar and Sirin, 2015; Malkoc and Yalcin, 2015; Sarikaya, 2015)
Summary
The aim of this study is to examine the psychological resilience in teacher candidates in terms of sense of humor and life satisfaction. Ability to adapt to the social environment, and being able to provide emotional stabilization in their lives and social relationships positively affects the psychological resilience levels of individuals (Basim and Cetin, 2011). As the problem- solving skill increases, individuals provide more satisfaction from their social relationships and this affects psychological resilience process positively (Akdogan and Yalcin, 2018). The place of humor in dealing with the tension and anxiety caused by the problem is an attempt to deal with anxiety and tension that a person experiences through jokes, caricatures or wit (Levine, 2017) People show their resilience when they respond to stressful situations with humor or laughter instead of fear or anger, and by doing this, they avoid unfruitful emotions (Hughes, 2008). Increased psychological resilience plays a role in the relationship between positive emotional experiences and increased life satisfaction (Cohn, Fredrickson, Brown, Mikels and Conway, 2009)
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