Research Article

Life Skills as a Predictor of Psychological Well-Being of Pre-Service Pre-School Teachers in Turkey

Volume: 6 Number: 1 June 17, 2019
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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”.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

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Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Melek Didin This is me

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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