Relationship of Peace Attitudes With Personality Traits, Gender and Age Groups

Amaç: Bu araştırmanın amacı, barışa yönelik tutumların, kişilik özellikleri, cinsiyet ve yaş grupları ile ilişkisini ortaya koymaktır. Yöntem: Araştırmaya 118 ergen ve 118 yaşlı olmak üzere, toplam 236 (111 erkek ve 125 kadın) kişi katılmıştır. Araştırmada Beş Faktörlü Kişilik Envanteri ve Barışa Yönelik Tutumlar Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Ayrıca, araştırmada kişilik özelliklerinin barışa yönelik tutumları ne düzeyde yordadığını belirlemek amacıyla hiyerarşik regresyon analizi yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Barışa yönelik tutumların cinsiyetle ve yaş gruplarıyla olan ilişkisini incelemek amacıyla bağımsız gruplar için t-testi yönteminden faydalanılmıştır. Bulgular: Yapılan analizlerin sonucuna göre, kız ergenlerin barışa yönelik tutumları, erkeklere göre daha olumludur. Yaşlıların barışa yönelik tutumları açısından cinsiyete dayalı fark bulunmamıştır. Öte yandan, yaşlıların barışa yönelik tutumları, ergenlere göre daha olumludur. Beş faktör kişilik modelindeki yumuşak başlılık boyutu, hem ergenlerde hem de erişkinlerde barışa yönelik tutumları anlamlı bir şekilde yordamaktadır. Sonuç: Kişilik özellikleri arasında yumuşak başlılık boyutu barışa yönelik tutumları etkilemektedir. Ergenlerin barışa yönelik tutumlarında cinsiyet önemli bir faktör iken, yaşlıların barışa yönelik tutumları için cinsiyet önemli değildir. Bu sonucun nedeni, toplumsal cinsiyet rolleri ve gelişimi olabilir.

Barışa yönelik tutumların kişilik özellikleri, cinsiyet ve yaş grupları ile ilişkis

Objective: Aim of this study is to examine the associations between attitudes towards peace and personality traits, gender and different age groups. Method: A total of 236 individuals, of whom 118 were adolescents and 118 were elders (111 males and 125 females), completed the NEO Five Factor Inventory and the Peace Attitudes Scale. In this study, hierarchical regression analysis were used in order to determine which personality traits predicts peace attitudes. In order to investigate the associations of the attitudes towards peace with gender and different age groups, independent t-test methods were used.Results: According to results, female adolescents have higher positive attitudes towards peace than male adolescents. On the other hand, there is no gender difference according to attitudes towards peace among elders. Besides, elders have much positive attitudes towards peace than adolescents. In addition to this, agreeableness of five-factor personality model predicted attitudes towards peace among both adolescents and elders.Conclusion: Among personality traits agreeableness effects attitudes towards peace. While gender is an important factor for attitudes towards peace among adolescents, it is not important among elders. Reason for this may be the gender roles and development of these roles.

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  • ISSN: 1018-8681
  • Yayın Aralığı: Yılda 4 Sayı
  • Başlangıç: 1984
  • Yayıncı: Kare Yayıncılık
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