Abstract:

The purpose of this study was to examine psychological hardiness levels of teachers according to demographic variables such as gender, branch, age, seniority, and years in current school variables. A total of 369 teachers employed in 12 primary schools in Ankara province participated in the study. Personal Views Survey III-R | was used to gather data. Independent samples t-tests and one-way ANOVA were used to analyze data. Results revealed that hardiness levels of primary school teachers’ were not significantly related to their gender, branch, age, seniority, and years in current school. This finding reveals the need for further research which contributes well to the understanding of relationships between teacher psychological hardiness and other variables emphasizing especially organizations | psychological side such as stress, coping with stress, mobbing, burnout, organizational commitment, and job satisfaction.

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