FACTORS AFFECTING THE PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE OF ADOLESCENTS IN DEZHOU CITY, SHANDONG PROVINCE IN CHINA

Abstract

This study aimed to explore the factors contributing to adolescents' psychological resilience, focusing on the sense of meaning in life, growth mindset, fixed mindset, mindfulness, and Confucianism. Through stratified random sampling, 365 students from Grades 10 - 12 at a high school in Dezhou, Shandong Province, China were recruited as participants (121 from Grade 10, 121 from Grade 11, and 123 from Grade 12). Pearson product-moment correlation and multiple regression analysis were employed for data analysis. The results are as follows:The psychological resilience of adolescents in Dezhou city, Shandong province, China is significantly positively correlated with the sense of meaning in life, growth mindset, and mindfulness, and Confucianism (p < 0.001), and is significantly negatively correlated with the fixed mindset (p < 0.001).The factors affecting the psychological resilience of adolescents were Confucianism and the sense of meaning in life at the statistical significance level of 0.001, fixed mindset at the statistical significance level of 0.01 and growth mindset and mindfulness at the statistical significance level of 0.05.The significantly predicted equation of the study was : Ŷ = 1.197 +0.232 X5 +0.228 X1 + 0.154 X2 + 0.104 X4 - 0.170 X3. 4) In terms of standard score were: Z = 0.236 X5 +0.234 X1 + 0.167 X2 +0.107 X4 - 0.186X3.

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