POSITIVE EMOTIONS, EGO-RESILIENCE AND PERSONAL STRIVINGS OF STUDENT TEACHERS
Abstract
- The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of positive emotions, ego-resilience and personal strivings of student teachers. Quantitative perspective was used in this study. Yangon University of Education (YUOE), Sagaing University of Education (SUOE) and University for the Development of National Races of the Union (UDNR) were purposefully selected for this study. A total of 750 student teachers attending at the first year to final year classes participated in this study. Adapted Version of Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) developed by Watson, Clark & Tellegen (1988), Ego-Resiliency Scale (ER89) developed by Block & Kremen, (1996), Letzring et al., (2005) and Personal Strivings Assessment Packet (PSAP) developed by Emmons (1999) were used as research instruments. PANAS consists of 10 positive emotions and ER89 consists of 14-items .In PSAP, participants were asked to generate a list of 10 strivings. The participants were also asked to rate each of their strivings along six dimensions; importance, progress, personal growth, positivity, self-transcendence, and personal expressiveness (Emmons, 1999; Waterman, 1993; Beaumont, 2012 cited in Seaton, 2013). The results of independent sample t-test indicated that significant difference was found in ego-resilience of student teachers by gender. ANOVA results also found that there were significant differences in self-ratings of personal strivings by university. Again, significant difference was found in positive emotions by level of education. Moreover both positive emotions and ego-resilience were positively correlated with ratings of personal strivings. Therefore, it could be said that individuals who experience more positive emotions have higher ratings of personal strivings. Similarly, individuals who are higher in ego-resilience have higher ratings of personal strivings. Positive emotions and ego-resilience were also positively correlated with each other. In sum, regression analysis showed that both positive emotions and ego-resilience were the significant predictors of personal strivings in positive direction.
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Year
- 2020
Author
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Theingi Win
Subject
- Educational Psychology
Publisher
- Myanmar Academy of Arts and Science (MAAS)