TITLE:
Prediction of Resilience of Adolescents Whose Parents Are Divorced
AUTHORS:
Yunus Altundağ, Sefa Bulut
KEYWORDS:
Resilience of Adolescence, Life Satisfaction, Loneliness, Children from Divorced Families, Adolescence
JOURNAL NAME:
Psychology,
Vol.5 No.10,
August
19,
2014
ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study is to examine the predictive effect of life
satisfaction and loneliness level of adolescents with divorced parents on resilience.
The study has been carried out on 144 adolescents, 75 of whom are female and 69
are male, and whose parents are officially divorced. The study group consisted
of students who are attending different types of high schools in the city of
Bolu central districts. Loneliness Scale, Life Satisfaction Scale and
Adolescents Resilience Scales were utilized in the data collection process.
Pearson Moment Correlation and Multiple Regression analyses were used in data
analysis. The results revealed that, while there was a positive relationship
between resilience and life satisfaction, a strong negative relationship was
found between their resilience and loneliness level of the adolescents whose
parents are divorced. Regression analysis revealed that, while loneliness was a
significant predictor on resilience, life satisfaction was not a significant
predictor of resilience. The findings of this research were discussed within
the scope of the related literature.