Examining the effects of university students' emotion regulation skills and decision-making styles on their psychological resilience levels

The aim of this study is to examine the impact of decision-making styles and emotion regulation skills on the psychological resilience levels of university students. Additionally, the study indicates how participants' variables such as gender, income level, psychiatric treatment and psychological, parental education level and class level differ in relation to decision-making styles, emotion regulation skills, and psychological resilience levels. Psychological resilience is evaluated as the ability of individuals to adapt to challenges and stressful situations they encounter. In this context, the impact of decision-making styles and emotion regulation abilities on individuals' psychological resilience during decision-making processes has been investigated. The sample of the study consisted of 420 university students aged between 18-35. Sociodemographic Information Form, Brief Psychological Resilience Scale, Emotion Regulation Skills Scale, and Decision-Making Styles Scale were used as data collection tools in the study. As a result of the research, a positive significant relationship was found between rational decision-making style and psychological resilience (r=0.158, p<0.01). Negative significant relationships were found between dependent (r=-0.100, p<0.05) and avoidance decision-making (r=-0.295, p<0.01) styles and psychological resilience levels. There was also a positive and significant relationship between emotion regulation skill and psychological resilience (r=0.419, p<0.01). Analyses of psychological resilience levels between genders revealed that males had significantly higher psychological resilience levels compared to females (t(418)=-2.268, p<0.05). Additionally, individuals who received psychotherapy (t(418)= -4,216, p<0,05) and psychiatric support (418)= -5,303, p<0,05) were found to have significantly lower levels of psychological resilience compared to those who did not receive such support. In conclusion, emotion regulation and decision-making training programs that can be conducted in the future may be factors that can increase individuals' psychological resilience levels against challenging situations.