An Investigation of University Students’ Resilience Levels

The aim of this research is to examine university students’ resilience levels. The screening (descriptive) model was used in this research. The sample was consisted of 209 students who studied in the different universities. In this research Personal Information Form, Brief Resilience Scale, Short Form of the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire and Multi-Dimensional Perceived Social Support Scale were used. The data was analyzed through the SPSS 21 statistical software. According to results the level of resilience do not differ significantly according to the gender; however, it differ significantly for the department. They have been found that age and number of siblings are significant predictors of resilience in the research. Results revealed that happiness and friend support were significantly correlated with resilience. The results were discussed and recommendations were presented