Life Satisfaction of Adolescents Living in Northern Cyprus / Kıbrıs’ın Kuzeyinde Yaşayan Ergenlerin Yaşam Memnuniyetleri

Abstract

In this research, the life satisfaction of adolescents who live in Northern Cyprus is examined.Demographic variables of adolescents have been taken into consideration while life satisfaction has been determined. The study has been completed in a way of scan pattern in accordance with quantitative method. The reachable universe of this study included the students attending 9, 10, 11, and 12 th grade in the province of Kyrenia Northern Cyprus. The samples of research group included 436 students composed of 209 boys (%47,8) and 227 girls (%52,2). The data collection tools used during the research were, Personal Information Form which consists of demographic data and Multidimensional Life Satisfaction Scale.Multidimensional Life Satisfaction Scale consists of friend satisfaction, school satisfaction, environment satisfaction and self satisfaction sub-dimensions. The data has been analyzed with SPSS 20 package program. As a conclusion, within the sub-dimensions of the scale, friend satisfaction sub-dimension level of participants was found to be higher when compared to school, environment and self-satisfaction sub-dimension levels. Additionally, the life satisfaction points of 436 adolescents have shown a meaningful differentiation according to the school type, attended grades and education levels of mother and father. However, there has been no meaningfull differentiation regarding gender, age, number of siblings, the rank of birth, and the working status of mother and father.

The Effectiveness of Positive Psychology Intervention in Turkey: A Meta-Analysis

“…In the literature, the integration of positive psychology into state and private schools and its importance is mentioned in the studies carried out by Terjesen, Jacofsky, Froh & Digıuseppe (2004), Alvord & Grados (2005), Seligman, Ernst, Gillham, Reivich & Linkins (2009), Marques, Pais-Ribeiro & Lopez (2011), Waters (2011), Furlong, Gilman & Huebner (2009), Shoshani & Steinmetz (2014), Kiraz & Özcan (2017). In Turkey, similar studies by Eryılmaz (2013), Türkmen, Çok, Karaman, & Ercan (2014), Tekinalp & Işık (2015) are available in recent years.…”