TY - JOUR T1 - Investigating Earthquake Anxiety Levels of Child Development Department University Student TT - Investigating Earthquake Anxiety Levels of Child Development Department University Student AU - Eskidemir Meral, Seda PY - 2023 DA - October DO - 10.24331/ijere.1331117 JF - International Journal of Educational Research Review JO - IJERE PB - Serhat Arslan WT - DergiPark SN - 2458-9322 SP - 991 EP - 1001 VL - 8 IS - 4 LA - en AB - After the February 6 earthquakes in 2023 in the South-east of Turkey, this study,which was conducted to examine the earthquake anxiety levels of students ofchild development according to various variables, is a survey model. The studypopulation consists of university students of the child development department.The study sample consists of 212 students who volunteered to participate in thestudy at Akdeniz University and Osmaniye Korkut Ata University in theprogram of child development. The data were collected online through thePersonal Information Form and Earthquake Anxiety Scale (Bal & Akgül, 2023).As a result of the study, it was determined that the earthquake anxiety levels ofstudents in child development differed significantly according to gender, age,being in one of the provinces affected by the earthquake, losing a relative in theearthquake, and the destruction of their houses. During the February 6earthquakes, it was found that the earthquake anxiety levels of childdevelopment students who were in one of the provinces affected by theearthquake, whose houses were destroyed and who lost their relatives in theearthquake, who were girl and 19 years of age or older was higher, than theothers. It was determined that the earthquake anxiety levels of students of childdevelopment did not differ significantly depending on the grade level and thetype of graduated high school. KW - Earthquake Anxiety KW - February 6 earthquake KW - child development N2 - After the February 6 earthquakes in 2023 in the South-east of Turkey, this study,which was conducted to examine the earthquake anxiety levels of students ofchild development according to various variables, is a survey model. The studypopulation consists of university students of the child development department.The study sample consists of 212 students who volunteered to participate in thestudy at Akdeniz University and Osmaniye Korkut Ata University in theprogram of child development. The data were collected online through thePersonal Information Form and Earthquake Anxiety Scale (Bal & Akgül, 2023).As a result of the study, it was determined that the earthquake anxiety levels ofstudents in child development differed significantly according to gender, age,being in one of the provinces affected by the earthquake, losing a relative in theearthquake, and the destruction of their houses. During the February 6earthquakes, it was found that the earthquake anxiety levels of childdevelopment students who were in one of the provinces affected by theearthquake, whose houses were destroyed and who lost their relatives in theearthquake, who were girl and 19 years of age or older was higher, than theothers. It was determined that the earthquake anxiety levels of students of childdevelopment did not differ significantly depending on the grade level and thetype of graduated high school. CR - Zheng, C., Zhang, J., Guo, Y., Zhang, Y., & Qian, L. (2019). Disruption and reestablishment of place attachment after large-scale disasters: The role of perceived risk, negative emotions, and coping. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 40, 101273. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2019.101273 UR - https://doi.org/10.24331/ijere.1331117 L1 - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/3280088 ER -