Üniversite öğrencilerinin ilişki inançlarının cinsiyet ve romantik ilişki yaşama durumlarına göre incelenmesi

Bu araştırmanın amacı, üniversite öğrencilerinin işlevsel olmayan ilişki inançlarının cinsiyet ve romantik ilişki yaşama durumu değişkenlerine göre farklılaşıp farklılaşmadığını incelemektir. Araştırma grubunu Mersin Üniversitesi’nde öğrenim gören 742 lisans öğrencisi oluşturmaktadır. Bu çalışmada ölçme aracı olarak “İlişki İnançları Ölçeği” kullanılmıştır. Araştırma verileri t-testi ve tek yönlü varyans analizi (ANOVA) teknikleri kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Araştırma bulgularına göre, üniversite öğrencilerinin romantik ilişkilere yönelik inançları, cinsiyet ve romantik ilişki yaşama durumuna göre farklılık göstermiştir. Cinsiyet açısından ele alındığında, erkek öğrencilerin romantik ilişkilere yönelik inançlar arasında yer alan “Her şeyi birlikte yapmalıyız”, “Birbirimizin bütün ihtiyaçlarını karşılamalıyız” ve “Birbirimizi değiştirebilmeliyiz” inançlarına kızlara oranla daha yüksek düzeyde sahip oldukları saptanmıştır. Romantik ilişki yaşama durumu açısından incelendiğinde ise “daha önce yaşamayıp, şimdi romantik bir ilişki yaşayan” öğrenciler ile “daha önce ve şimdi romantik bir ilişki yaşayan” öğrencilerin diğer gruplardaki öğrencilere göre daha yüksek düzeyde işlevsel olmayan ilişki inançlarına sahip oldukları belirlenmiştir.

An investigation of the relationship beliefs of the university students regarding gender and dating status

The aim of this study is to determine whether there is a difference among university students’ relationship-specific irrational beliefs in regard to their gender and dating status. The sample consisted of 742 undergraduate students enrolled at Mersin University. “Relationship Beliefs Questionnaire” was used in the present study. One way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and t-test were used to analyze the data. The results of the study revealed that the relationship- specific irrational beliefs of university students differed significantly in terms of their gender and dating status. Specifically, males were significantly more likely to have beliefs about “we should do everything together”, “we should be able to meet all of each other’s needs” and “we should be able to change for each other” than females. When dating status of students considered, it was found that the students involved in a romantic relationship for the first time were significantly more likely to have relationship-specific irrational beliefs than the other groups of students.

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