Humour and critical thinking are two concepts that fosters and generates each other; therefore they cannot be thought separately from each other. These two concepts together are the most significant and effective skills that can be used in evaluating the cognitive development. From this point of view, this study was conducted to examine the relationship between the humour styles and critical thinking dispositions of adolescents. This was a descriptive study in correlational screening model. 'Humour Styles Questionnaire' and 'UF/EMI Critical Thinking Dispositions Inventory' were used in the study. The sample group was selected by using random sampling method and the study was conducted with 112 adolescents, who were studying in high schools located in the city centre of Kırklareli and were voluntary to participate. For the purpose of finding out the relationship between the humour styles and the critical thinking dispositions of the adolescents, correlation coefficient significance test was carried out. As a result of the study, it was observed that there were significant relationships between humour styles and critical thinking dispositions of the adolescents.
In the present study, the purpose was to determine the happiness perceptions of the students who returned to school after the Covid-19 pandemic prohibitions from the beginning of the semester to the end of the semester, to examine their adaptations in the process, and to examine whether the emotion regulation skills of the students affected the hedonic adaptation situation. The study was conducted in the mixed model, Convergent Parallel Design, in the case study design in the qualitative dimension, and descriptive research design in the quantitative dimension. The study group, which was determined with the Snowball Sampling Method, consisted of 24 students. The Emotion Regulation Skills Scale and Interview Form were used as the data collection tools. The results of the study show that emotion regulation skills have a positive effect on the hedonic adaptations of students and positively affect their perceived happiness levels.
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