This study aims to analyze the psychological resilience and health perception among adolescents together with the affecting factors. The sample of this cross-sectional study includes 561 adolescents who are 7th and 8th grade students attending secondary schools in Giresun province of Turkey, during 25 May - 5 June in 2015. During data collection, a questionnaire form comprising questions on socio-demographic characteristics and health perception is used in addition to the Adolescent Psychological Resilience Scale (APRS). During the analysis of the data; frequency, percentage, independent samples t test, and Mann-Whitney U test have been utilized. The APRS score of the participating students is found as 97.4±11.0. The psychological resilience score of the students who perceive their health as moderate is significantly lower than that of the students who perceive their health as good (p
Key words: Psychological resilience, adolescent, health perception, family
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