The Correlates of Psychological Resilience in Turkish Adolescents During The COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review

Sema Durmuş Haşimi; Özden Yalçınkaya Alkar

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The Correlates of Psychological Resilience in Turkish Adolescents During The COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review

Authors:

Sema Durmuş Haşimi | Özden Yalçınkaya Alkar

Publisher:

İdeal Kent Yayınları

Main Topics:

Çocuk ve Ergen Gelişimi

Journal:

OPUS Toplum Araştırmaları Dergisi Vol.21 Issue 5, pp.362-376

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

10/2024

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001329402

pISSN:

2791-9862

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Abstract:

 Adolescents, already in a vulnerable state due to the challenges of adolescence, were among risk groups to develop psychosocial and emotional problems during the COVID-19 pandemic. Research conducted with adolescents identified psychological resilience as one of the protective factors which helped them cope better with pandemic-related adversities. The aim of this systematic review is to determine the correlates of Turkish adolescents psychological resilience to gain a better understanding of its protective role during the pandemic. Using the related keywords Turkish adolescents, students, psychological resilience, COVID-19 Pandemic and limiting the publication period as 2020-2024, a database search was conducted, in which 340 articles were identified. 10 articles that met the eligibility criteria were included in the systematic review. By reviewing the articles systematically, doing exercise, emotional flexibility, spirituality, hope, parental and peer support, financial support, psycho-education programs supporting pandemic-specific coping, and certain personality traits including openness to new experience, extraversion, conscientiousness, and agreeableness were identified as variables that are positively correlated with psychological resilience. On the other hand, fear of COVID-19, anxiety, depression, post traumatic stress disorder PTSD, smartphone addiction, playing digital games, online education, exam anxiety and neuroticism are variables that have negative correlation with psychological resilience. Based on the results, it appears that during the COVID-19 pandemic, psychological resilience, in relation with other individual and socialcontextual protective factors, functioned as a psychological buffer against psychological problems for Turkish adolescents.

 Adolescents, already in a vulnerable state due to the challenges of adolescence, were among risk groups to develop psychosocial and emotional problems during the COVID-19 pandemic. Research conducted with adolescents identified psychological resilience as one of the protective factors which helped them cope better with pandemic-related adversities. The aim of this systematic review is to determine the correlates of Turkish adolescents psychological resilience to gain a better understanding of its protective role during the pandemic. Using the related keywords Turkish adolescents, students, psychological resilience, COVID-19 Pandemic and limiting the publication period as 2020-2024, a database search was conducted, in which 340 articles were identified. 10 articles that met the eligibility criteria were included in the systematic review. By reviewing the articles systematically, doing exercise, emotional flexibility, spirituality, hope, parental and peer support, financial support, psycho-education programs supporting pandemic-specific coping, and certain personality traits including openness to new experience, extraversion, conscientiousness, and agreeableness were identified as variables that are positively correlated with psychological resilience. On the other hand, fear of COVID-19, anxiety, depression, post traumatic stress disorder PTSD, smartphone addiction, playing digital games, online education, exam anxiety and neuroticism are variables that have negative correlation with psychological resilience. Based on the results, it appears that during the COVID-19 pandemic, psychological resilience, in relation with other individual and socialcontextual protective factors, functioned as a psychological buffer against psychological problems for Turkish adolescents.

 Adolescents, already in a vulnerable state due to the challenges of adolescence, were among risk groups to develop psychosocial and emotional problems during the COVID-19 pandemic. Research conducted with adolescents identified psychological resilience as one of the protective factors which helped them cope better with pandemic-related adversities. The aim of this systematic review is to determine the correlates of Turkish adolescents psychological resilience to gain a better understanding of its protective role during the pandemic. Using the related keywords Turkish adolescents, students, psychological resilience, COVID-19 Pandemic and limiting the publication period as 2020-2024, a database search was conducted, in which 340 articles were identified. 10 articles that met the eligibility criteria were included in the systematic review. By reviewing the articles systematically, doing exercise, emotional flexibility, spirituality, hope, parental and peer support, financial support, psycho-education programs supporting pandemic-specific coping, and certain personality traits including openness to new experience, extraversion, conscientiousness, and agreeableness were identified as variables that are positively correlated with psychological resilience. On the other hand, fear of COVID-19, anxiety, depression, post traumatic stress disorder PTSD, smartphone addiction, playing digital games, online education, exam anxiety and neuroticism are variables that have negative correlation with psychological resilience. Based on the results, it appears that during the COVID-19 pandemic, psychological resilience, in relation with other individual and socialcontextual protective factors, functioned as a psychological buffer against psychological problems for Turkish adolescents.

 Ergenlik döneminin zorlukları nedeniyle zaten kırılgan bir durumda olan ergenler, COVID-19 salgını sırasında psikososyal ve duygusal sorunlar geliştirme açısından risk grupları arasında yer almıştır. Ergenlerle yapılan araştırmalar, psikolojik sağlamlığı, pandemiyle ilgili olumsuzluklarla daha iyi başa çıkmalarına yardımcı olan koruyucu faktörlerden biri olarak tanımlamaktadır. Bu sistematik derlemenin amacı, pandemi sırasında Türk ergenlerin psikolojik sağlamlığının koruyucu işlevini daha iyi anlayabilmek için ilişkili olduğu değişkenleri belirlemektir. İlgili anahtar sözcükler Türk ergenler, öğrenciler, psikolojik sağlamlık, COVID-19 Pandemisi kullanılarak ve yayın tarihi 2020-2024 arası olarak belirlenmiş veritabanı taramasıyla 340 makaleye ulaşılmıştır. Uygunluk kriterlerine göre belirlenmiş toplam 10 makale sistematik derlemeye dahil edilmiştir. Psikolojik sağlamlığın pozitif yönde ilişkili olduğu değişkenler; egzersiz yapma, duygusal esneklik, maneviyat, umut, ebeveyn ve akran desteği, finansal destekpandemiyle başa çıkma becerilerini destekleyici psikoeğitimler olarak belirlenmiştir. Yeni deneyimlere açıklık, dışadönüklük, vicdanlılık ve uyumluluk kişilik faktörleriyle de pozitif yönde ilişkili çıkmıştır. Öte yandan, ergenlerde psiklojik sağlamlık arttıkça, COVID-19 korkusu, anksiyete, depresyon, travma sonrası stres bozukluğu TSSB, akıllı telefon bağımlılığı, dijital oyun oynama, online eğitim, sınav kaygısı ve nevrotikliğin azaldığı görülmektedir. Sonuçlar, COVID-19 pandemisinde, psikolojik dayanıklılığın, diğer bireysel ve sosyalbağlamsal koruyucu faktörlerle birlikte, Türk ergenlerde, psikolojik sorunlar geliştirmeye karşı psikolojik tampon işlevi gördüğüne işaret etmektedir.

Article Details

The Correlates of Psychological Resilience in Turkish Adolescents During The COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review

Authors:

Sema Durmuş Haşimi | Özden Yalçınkaya Alkar

Publisher:

İdeal Kent Yayınları

Main Topics:

Çocuk ve Ergen Gelişimi

Journal:

OPUS Toplum Araştırmaları Dergisi Vol.21 Issue 5, pp.362-376

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

10/2024

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001329402

pISSN:

2791-9862

Turkish adolescents

students

psychological resilience

COVID-19 PandemicTürk ergenler

öğrenciler

psikolojik sağlamlık

COVID-19 Pandemisi

Issues

Article Details

Authors: Sema Durmuş Haşimi | Özden Yalçınkaya Alkar

Publisher: İdeal Kent Yayınları

Main Topics: Çocuk ve Ergen Gelişimi

Journal: OPUS Toplum Araştırmaları Dergisi Vol.21 Issue 5, pp.362-376

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 10/2024

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2001329402

pISSN: 2791-9862

Issues

Authors:

Sema Durmuş Haşimi | Özden Yalçınkaya Alkar

Publisher:

İdeal Kent Yayınları

Main Topics:

Çocuk ve Ergen Gelişimi

Journal:

OPUS Toplum Araştırmaları Dergisi Vol.21 Issue 5, pp.362-376

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

10/2024

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001329402

pISSN:

2791-9862