Emotion Regulation Skills and Self-Control as Predictors of Resilience in Teachers Candidates

Abstract

This research aims to examine how emotion regulation skills and self-control variables influence teacher candidates’ levels of resilience. The research was conducted based on the relational screening model. The research group consisted of a total of 462 students, 225 (48.7%) boys and 237 (51.3%) girls, studying at Afyon Kocatepe University Faculty of Education in the 2020-2021 academic year. The average age of the research group was 20.23. “Personal Information Form”, “Brief Resilience Scale”, “Emotion Regulation Skills Scale” and “Self-Control Scale” were used as data collection tools in the context of the research. Stepwise regression analysis method from multiple linear regression analysis was used to analyze the data obtained from the research. In the study, it was concluded that emotion regulation skills and self-control significantly predicted teacher candidates’ resilience.

Examining the association between self-control and mental health among adolescents: The mediating role of resilience

“…In this regard, it is conceivable to propose that individuals who exhibit high levels of self-control may be more resilient during times of difficulties and, as a result, better preserve their mental health. Additionally, numerous studies showed that self-control positively predicts resilience (Artuch-Garde et al, 2017;Sagar, 2021;Yang et al, 2019). Experimental research by Morrison and Pidgeon (2017) demonstrated that willpower exercises improve resilience and self-control as well as decrease mental health issues among college students.…”