Eğitimde ve İstihdamda Yer Almayan Gençler (NEET) Psikolojik Olarak Daha mı Kırılgan? Beliren Yetişkinlik Dönemi Temelinde bir İnceleme

Beliren yetişkinlik dönemi 18 ile 20’li yaşların sonu arasında tanımlanan bir gelişim dönemidir ve gelişim bilimi konusunda çalışan bazı uzmanlar bu kavramın yeterliliğini sorgulamaktadır. Benzer şekilde, eğitimde ve istihdamda yer almayan (NEET) kavramı da alan yazında eleştirildiği görülen bir kavramdır. Beliren yetişkinlik döneminde yer alan ve eğitimine devam etme durumu ile çalışma yaşamında aktif olma durumu ile ilgili nitelikleri kendilerine sorulan çalışma grubunun stres verici yaşam olayı yaşama durumları ile ilgili bilgi toplanmış; ayrıca stresle başa çıkma ve kendini toparlama gücü düzeyleri geçerli-güvenilir ölçme araçları ile incelenmiştir. Çalışma grubunu, 18-29 yaş arasında ve stres verici yaşam olayı deneyimlemiş 375 kişi oluşturmuştur. Çalışma grubu, eğitimde ve istihdamda yer almayan grup (NEET) ile eğitimden veya istihdamdan en az birisine dahil olan grup olarak iki grupta incelenmiş ve tek faktörlü MANOVA (çok değişkenli varyans analizi) ile analiz edilerek karşılaştırılmıştır. Bulgulara göre, eğitimde ve istihdamda yer almayan grup (NEET) ile eğitimden veya istihdamdan en az birisine dahil olan grubun stresle başa çıkma ve kendini toparlama gücü düzeyleri anlamlı biçimde farklılaşmamıştır. Araştırmanın bulguları, alan yazında geçerlilikleri sorgulanan beliren yetişkinlik ve NEET kavramları eşliğinde tartışılmış ve önerilerde bulunulmuştur.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Eğitimde ve istihdamda yer almayan bireyler, beliren yetişkinlik, stresle başa çıkma, kendini toparlama gücü

Are NEETs Psychologically More Vulnerable? An Examination Based On Emerging Adulthood

Emerging adulthood is a developmental period which is characterized between the ages 18 and the end of 20’s. This conception is criticised by various developmental scientists as questionable about the validity of the concept. Likely, there are various criticisms towards the concept NEETs. This study aims to examine these concepts via analyzing the stress-coping and resilience of emerging adults. The study group consists of the individuals between the ages 18-29 (emerging adults) and also the people who have experienced a stress-invoking life event. The study group is made up of 375 individuals. The analyse (one factor MANOVA) aims to compare two groups: One group consists of the individuals neither in education nor in employment/training. The other group consists of the individuals who are at least in one, in education or in employment/training, or in both. The findings showed that the stress-coping and resilience levels of the two groups do not significantly differ. The findings of the research are discussed based on the concepts emerging adulthood and NEETs, the concepts sometimes criticised in the literature. And also some suggestions are postulated.

Keywords:

NEETs, emerging adulthood, stress-coping, resilience,

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