Analyzing the Mediating Effect of Psychological Resilience on the Relationship between COVID-19 Fear and Happiness

Background/purpose – Psychological resilience is considered a factor that can support teachers’ adaptation to rapidly changing situations such as COVID-19, and in turn help to reduce the fear they may experience. The current study aims to examine the effect of COVID-19 fear on happiness through the...

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Main Authors: Ramazan Yirci, Erkan Hasan Atalmis, Gulseda Kirisci
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Language:English
Published: ÜNİVERSİTEPARK Limited 2022-06-01
Series:Educational Process: International Journal
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Online Access:https://www.edupij.com/files/1/articles/article_259/EDUPIJ_259_article_62ba3eecdb90a.pdf
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description Background/purpose – Psychological resilience is considered a factor that can support teachers’ adaptation to rapidly changing situations such as COVID-19, and in turn help to reduce the fear they may experience. The current study aims to examine the effect of COVID-19 fear on happiness through the mediating effect of psychological resilience based on teachers' perceptions. Materials/methods – The study was designed according to the relational survey model, and was conducted with the participation of 346 teachers. Research data were collected through online surveys. The study used the Sobel, Aroian, and Goodman tests to test the significance of the effect of the mediator variables between the dependent and independent variables Results – The results of the study showed that teachers’ fear of COVID-19 significantly affected their happiness level. However, it was found that fear related to COVID-19 significantly predicted resilience and teachers’ resilience level had a significant effect on their happiness. Conclusion – Fear and resilience associated with COVID-19 have a significant impact on happiness. In addition, psychological resilience was found to have a mediating effect on the relationship between fear and happiness associated with COVID-19. The findings of this study will lead the other researchers to expand their studies to assess other behavioral variables, such as apathy and depression that might influence the relationship between fear of covid, resilience and happiness.
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spelling doaj-art-190f262d8b51411993d7bd39eb1183532025-08-20T02:01:10ZengÜNİVERSİTEPARK LimitedEducational Process: International Journal2147-09012022-06-0111210.22521/edupij.2022.112.8Analyzing the Mediating Effect of Psychological Resilience on the Relationship between COVID-19 Fear and HappinessRamazan Yircihttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4696-7420Erkan Hasan Atalmishttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9610-491XGulseda Kiriscihttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1016-9286Background/purpose – Psychological resilience is considered a factor that can support teachers’ adaptation to rapidly changing situations such as COVID-19, and in turn help to reduce the fear they may experience. The current study aims to examine the effect of COVID-19 fear on happiness through the mediating effect of psychological resilience based on teachers' perceptions. Materials/methods – The study was designed according to the relational survey model, and was conducted with the participation of 346 teachers. Research data were collected through online surveys. The study used the Sobel, Aroian, and Goodman tests to test the significance of the effect of the mediator variables between the dependent and independent variables Results – The results of the study showed that teachers’ fear of COVID-19 significantly affected their happiness level. However, it was found that fear related to COVID-19 significantly predicted resilience and teachers’ resilience level had a significant effect on their happiness. Conclusion – Fear and resilience associated with COVID-19 have a significant impact on happiness. In addition, psychological resilience was found to have a mediating effect on the relationship between fear and happiness associated with COVID-19. The findings of this study will lead the other researchers to expand their studies to assess other behavioral variables, such as apathy and depression that might influence the relationship between fear of covid, resilience and happiness.https://www.edupij.com/files/1/articles/article_259/EDUPIJ_259_article_62ba3eecdb90a.pdfcovid-19pandemicpsychological resiliencecovid-19 fear
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psychological resilience
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title Analyzing the Mediating Effect of Psychological Resilience on the Relationship between COVID-19 Fear and Happiness
title_full Analyzing the Mediating Effect of Psychological Resilience on the Relationship between COVID-19 Fear and Happiness
title_fullStr Analyzing the Mediating Effect of Psychological Resilience on the Relationship between COVID-19 Fear and Happiness
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title_short Analyzing the Mediating Effect of Psychological Resilience on the Relationship between COVID-19 Fear and Happiness
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psychological resilience
covid-19 fear
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