THE EFFECT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE AND PRESENCE OF MEANING IN LIFE ON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS' LIFE SATISFACTION

In this research, it is aimed to reveal the relationship between the psychological resilience of high school students and the presence of meaning they have in life and their life satisfaction. The sample of the study consisted of 298 students aged 15-18 who participated in high school education in 9th-11th and 12th grades in Malatya. A simple random sampling method was used in the selection of the sample. To collect the data of the study The Life Satisfaction Scale developed by Diener, Emmons, Larsen and Griffin (1985) and adapted into Turkish by Dağlı and Baysal (2016; The Short Psychological Resilience Scale developed by Smith and his friends (2008) and adapted to Turkish by Doğan (2015) and The presence meaning dimension of the Meaning in Life Scale adapted to Turkish by Akın and Taş (2011) ) were used. Correlation analysing and structural equation model were used for data analysis. As a result of the correlation analysis, there was a positive correlation between life satisfaction and psychological resilience and presence of meaning. There was also a positive correlation between psychological resilience and presence of meaning. Furthermore, the structural equality model established to determine the direct impact of psychological resilience and meaning in life on life satisfaction was generally accepted to be acceptable, and psychological resilience and presence of meaning had a positive effect on life satisfaction; it was seen that the life satisfaction of the students increased as the presence of meaning and psychological resilience increased; the findings are discussed in the light of literature.

Keywords

Psychological resilience, presence of meaning, life satisfaction, structural equation modeling