Social Support as a Predictor of Resilience of Education Students

Abstract

From the interdependent viewpoint, social support as a predictor of resilience was studied. Regression was used as the main statistical tool to analyze the data from 208 education students of the Southern Luzon State University in Lucban, Quezon. The instruments used were the ‘14-item Resilience Scale’ and the ‘Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support’. Results showed that social support is a predictor of resilience. This was discussed in the interdependent standpoint of Markus and Kitayama (1991). A program was suggested to further develop the students’ resilience and social support.