TY  - JOUR
T1  - Investigation of Fatalism Tendency and Family Planning Attitude of Married Women in Türkiye: A Cross-sectional Study
TT  - Türkiye’deki Evli Kadınların Kadercilik Eğilimi ve Aile Planlaması Tutumunun İncelenmesi: Kesitsel Araştırma
AU  - Yaşar, Öznur
AU  - Altun, Bengü Sena
PY  - 2025
DA  - October
Y2  - 2025
DO  - 10.53424/balikesirsbd.1641352
JF  - Balıkesir Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi
JO  - BAUN Health Sci J
PB  - Balıkesir University
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2146-9601
SP  - 590
EP  - 600
VL  - 14
IS  - 3
LA  - en
AB  - Objective: This study aimed to ascertain the connection between fatalistic tendencies and family planning attitudes of married women living in Türkiye. Materials and Methods: The study was cross-sectional and correlational and was conducted from January to December 2023 with 329 online participants. The study used an individual introduction form, Fatalism Tendency Scale, and Family Planning Attitude Scale Results: The study found that fatalistic tendencies negatively affect family planning attitudes (β=-0.374, p
KW  - Attitude
KW  - Family Planning
KW  - Family Planning Training
KW  - Fatalism
N2  - Amaç: Bu çalışma, Türkiye'de yaşayan evli kadınların kadercilik eğilimleri ile aile planlaması tutumları arasındaki ilişkiyi belirlemek amacıyla yapıldı. Gereç ve yöntem: Çalışma kesitsel ve korelasyonel tipte olup, Ocak-Aralık 2023 tarihleri arasında 329 çevrimiçi katılımcı ile yürütülmüştür. Çalışmada bireysel tanıtım formu, Kadercilik Eğilimi Ölçeği ve Aile Planlaması Tutum Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Araştırmada kadercilik eğiliminin aile planlaması tutumu üzerinde negatif etkisinin olduğu (β=-0.374, p
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