Examining the relationship between teachers' resilience and prosocial motivations

The aim of this research is to examine the relationship between teachers' psychological resilience and their prosocial motivations. Relational survey model was used in the research. The research population consists of 5081 teachers working in Siirt in the 2020-2021 academic years. The sample of the study consists of 564 teachers selected by sampling method, one of the simple random sampling methods. Within the scope of the research, the "Psychological Resilience Scale" adapted into Turkish by Karaırmak (2007a) and the "Prosocial Motivation Scale" adapted into Turkish by Kesen and Akyüz (2016) were used. In the analysis of the data, descriptive statistics, independent sample t-test, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), correlation and regression analysis techniques were used. As a result of the research, it was determined that teachers' perceptions of their resilience were moderate, and their prosocial motivation levels were high. It was determined that some variables made a significant difference in the perceptions of the teachers participating in the study about their psychological resilience and prosocial motivation. As a result of the correlation analysis; according to teacher perceptions, it was determined that there is a low level positive significant relationship between prosocial motivation and psychological resilience. In the regression analysis, it was concluded that resilience in teachers significantly predicted prosocial motivation (10%).