Differences in Life Satisfaction in Relation to Sense of Coherence of Future Teachers

Marcela Verešová, Michal Čerešník, Dana Malá
(Department of School and Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Slovakia)

Abstract: This paper is composed as a study whose aim is to research the relation between the sense for integrity and life satisfaction. Sense of Coherence was chosen as one of the many theories of resourcefulness, or control where also belongs the theory Locus of Control, Self-Efficacy, Hardiness, Resilience, Casual Attributions or Perceived Control. Life satisfaction is perceived as one of the indicators of life quality coming from subjective hierarchy of life needs and perception of their saturation. Research in this area was executed using a sample of 320 university students of Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra. We assumed that H1: there exists a difference in life satisfaction in relation to comprehensibility; H2: there exists a difference in life satisfaction in relation to meaningfulness; H3: there exists a difference in life satisfaction in relation to manageability. All these hypotheses are accepted based on statistical inference.

Key words: resourcefulness, sense of coherence, life satisfaction