Sosyal Hizmet Öğrencilerinin Denetim Odağı ve Başetme Yolları Üzerinde Toplumsal Cinsiyet Farklılıklarının Etkileri

Bu araştırmanın amacı Türkiye’de HÜ Sos­yal Hizmetler Yüksekokulu öğrencilerinin ba­şetme yolları ve denetim odakları üzerindeki toplumsal cinsiyet farklılıklarının etkilerini belirlemektir. Bulgulara göre, erkek öğren­cilerin iç denetim odaklan kız öğrencilerden daha yüksektir. Araştırma kız öğrencilerin erkeklere göre daha çok sosyal destek ara­dıklarını ve çaresiz hissettiklerini de ortaya koymuştur. Ayrıca erkek öğrenciler kızlara göre daha iyimserdir. Son olarak, araştırma sonuçları göstermiştir ki, sosyal hizmet öğ­rencilerinin başeğme ve öz-güven düzeyleri arasında bir fark yoktur.

THE EFFECTS OF GENDER DIFFERENCES ON SOCIAL WORK STUDENT’S LOCUS OF CONTROL AND WAYS OF COPINGIN TURKEY

The purpose of this research is to determine the effects of gender differences on H.U.School of Social Work Students' ways of coping and locus of control in Turkey. According to the findings, male students’ internal locus of control is higher than female students'. The research also reveals that female students seek more social support and feel helpless than male students do. Additionally, male students are more optimistic than female students. Finally, research results show that there is no difference in submissive and self-confidence levels of the social work students.

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