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Life Skills as a Predictor of Psychological Well-Being of Pre-Service Pre-School Teachers in Turkey
Abstract
This study aims to investigate the relationship between pre-service pre-school teachers’ life skills and psychological well-being and to determine whether or not various variables related to pre-service pre-school teachers (gender, age, grade level, type of instruction, cumulated grade point average, status of taking course about life skills) and their life skills significantly predict their psychological well-being. In this quantitative study with correlational design, data were gathered from 391 pre-service pre-school teachers studying at a state university, with 5-point Likert-type Life Skills Scale developed by Bolat and Balaman (2017); 7-point Likerttype Psychological Well-being Scale developed by Diener, Wirtz, Tov, Kim-Prieto, Choi, Oishi and Biswas-Diener (2010) and adapted into Turkish by Telef (2013). Data were analyzed through descriptive statistics, canonical correlation and hierarchical regression. It is concluded that pre-service pre-school teachers’ psychological well-being levels are relatively high and that the life skill they developed most is communication and interpersonal relationships. Canonical correlation results indicate that there is a medium-level relation between life skills and psychological well-being and that psychological well-being is significantly predicted by
gender, age, and the following life skills: “empathy and self-awareness”, “decision-making and problemsolving”, “creative and critical thinking”.
gender, age, and the following life skills: “empathy and self-awareness”, “decision-making and problemsolving”, “creative and critical thinking”.
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Primary Language
English
Subjects
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Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
June 17, 2019
Submission Date
March 25, 2019
Acceptance Date
June 11, 2019
Published in Issue
Year 2019 Volume: 6 Number: 1
APA
Kasapoğlu, K., & Didin, M. (2019). Life Skills as a Predictor of Psychological Well-Being of Pre-Service Pre-School Teachers in Turkey. International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research, 6(1), 70-85. https://doi.org/10.33200/ijcer.544232
AMA
1.Kasapoğlu K, Didin M. Life Skills as a Predictor of Psychological Well-Being of Pre-Service Pre-School Teachers in Turkey. International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research. 2019;6(1):70-85. doi:10.33200/ijcer.544232
Chicago
Kasapoğlu, Koray, and Melek Didin. 2019. “Life Skills As a Predictor of Psychological Well-Being of Pre-Service Pre-School Teachers in Turkey”. International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research 6 (1): 70-85. https://doi.org/10.33200/ijcer.544232.
EndNote
Kasapoğlu K, Didin M (June 1, 2019) Life Skills as a Predictor of Psychological Well-Being of Pre-Service Pre-School Teachers in Turkey. International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research 6 1 70–85.
IEEE
[1]K. Kasapoğlu and M. Didin, “Life Skills as a Predictor of Psychological Well-Being of Pre-Service Pre-School Teachers in Turkey”, International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 70–85, June 2019, doi: 10.33200/ijcer.544232.
ISNAD
Kasapoğlu, Koray - Didin, Melek. “Life Skills As a Predictor of Psychological Well-Being of Pre-Service Pre-School Teachers in Turkey”. International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research 6/1 (June 1, 2019): 70-85. https://doi.org/10.33200/ijcer.544232.
JAMA
1.Kasapoğlu K, Didin M. Life Skills as a Predictor of Psychological Well-Being of Pre-Service Pre-School Teachers in Turkey. International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research. 2019;6:70–85.
MLA
Kasapoğlu, Koray, and Melek Didin. “Life Skills As a Predictor of Psychological Well-Being of Pre-Service Pre-School Teachers in Turkey”. International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research, vol. 6, no. 1, June 2019, pp. 70-85, doi:10.33200/ijcer.544232.
Vancouver
1.Koray Kasapoğlu, Melek Didin. Life Skills as a Predictor of Psychological Well-Being of Pre-Service Pre-School Teachers in Turkey. International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research. 2019 Jun. 1;6(1):70-85. doi:10.33200/ijcer.544232
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