The role of the forgiving behavior and the perceived parental attitudes on the prediction of psychological strenght of adolescents

The aim of this study is to examine the effects of adolescents' perceived parental attitudes and forgiving behavior on their psychological resilience. In the research; Data was collected using the Child and Youth Resilience Scale, Parental Attitude Scale and Heartland Forgiveness Scale, together with the Personal Information Form. The population of the research consists of students studying at public secondary education institutions in the city of İzmir. The sample, on the other hand, consisted of a total of 2302 students selected from each grade level of schools applying different secondary education types and programs. The data was analyzed using the SPSS 24.0 program. The skewness coefficients were used in testing the normality of the scale scores. Since it was determined that the scale scores showed a normal distribution in the comparison of the scores according to the variables of gender and psychological help-seeking situation, two independent sample t-tests were used; ANOVA test was used to compare the variables of class, education levels of parents, total family income, economic status of the family, number of siblings, and the birth order. When a significant difference was observed in the ANOVA test, post hoc tests were used to determine between which the groups the difference was. In the analysis of the relationship among parental attitudes, forgiving behavior and resilience, Pearson correlation test; Multiple regression analysis were used to determine the effects of the parental attitudes and forgiving behavior on psychological resilience. Confidence interval was determined as 95% (p<0.05) in the analyzes. According to the research findings, it was determined that there was statistically significant difference among the variables of gender, grade level, mother's education level, monthly average income of the family, perceived economic status, receiving professional psychological help, number of siblings and birth order in the psychological resilience levels of adolescents. At the level of sub-dimensions of parental attitudes of adolescents; it was determined that there was a statistically significant difference among the variables of acceptance - interest/control supervision - gender, acceptance - interest/control supervision - grade level, acceptance -interest/psychological autonomy/control supervision – mother's education level, acceptance – interest/psychological autonomy/control supervision – father's education level, acceptance – interest/psychological autonomy/control supervision – avarage monthly income of the family, psychological autonomy/control supervision – perceived economic status, acceptance – care/control supervision – maternal education level, acceptance – care/control supervision - receiving professional psychological help, acceptance – care/psychological autonomy/control supervision – number of siblings, acceptance – interest psychological autonomy/control supervision - birth order. In adolescents' forgiving behavior; it was determined that there was a statistically significant difference among the variables of gender, class level and receiving professional psychological help. Positive and generally low-level statistically significant relationships were determined among psychological resilience, parental attitudes and forgiving behavior of adolescents. The variables; perceived parental attitude and forgiving behavior explain about the 48% of the change on resilience. Perceived parental attitude and forgiving behavior predict psychological resilience.