Yaşlılara Yönelik Tutumların Açıklanmasında Özgecilik ve Kişilik Özelliklerinin Rolü: Karşılaştırmalı Bir Çalışma

Abstract

Dünya’da olduğu gibi Türkiye’de de nüfus içerisindeki oranı her geçen gün artan yaşlı bireylere hizmet sunan personelin onlara yönelik tutumları, hem hizmet kalitesinde hem de yaşlı bireylerin yaşam doyumları üzerinde belirleyici bir etkiye sahiptir. Bu durum yaşlılara yönelik tutum ile ilişkili olan değişkenlerin belirlenmesi ihtiyacını da beraberinde getirmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı yaşlı bireylerle çalışma potansiyeli olan meslek adaylarının yaşlılara yönelik tutumlarının açıklanmasında özgecilik ve kişilik özelliklerinin yordayıcı rolünü incelemektir. Araştırmanın çalışma grubu psikolojik danışmanlık ve rehberlik (PDR), yaşlı bakım ve hemşirelik programlarında öğrenim gören 1419 üniversite öğrencisinden oluşmaktadır. Çalışmanın verileri Bilgi Formu, Yaşlılara Yönelik Tutum Ölçeği, On-Maddeli Kişilik Ölçeği ve Özgecilik Ölçeği kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Her meslek grubu için oluşturulan regresyon modellerinde bağımlı değişkene ilişkin açıklanan varyansın PDR için %11, yaşlı bakım için %8, hemşirelik için ise %22 olduğu görülmüştür. Bağımsız değişkenlerden özgecilik düzeyi ile sorumluluk kişilik özelliği yaşlılara yönelik tutumları açıklamada ortak anlamlı yordayıcılardır.

Keywords

• Hemşirelik
• kişilik özellikleri
• özgecilik
• psikolojik danışmanlık ve rehberlik
• yaşlı bakım. yaşlılara yönelik tutum

Ethical Statement

Çalışma yürütüldüğü dönemde etik kurul kararının alınması zorunlu olmayıp gerekli diğer izin belgesi sisteme yüklenmiştir.

The Role of Altruism and Personality Traits In Explaining Attitudes Towards The Elderly: A Comparative Study on Different Occupational Groups

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the predictor role of altruism and personality traits in explaining the attitudes of candidates with the potential to work with elderly individuals. The sample of the study consists of 1419 university students studying in the programs of psychological counseling and guidance, elderly care and nursing. The study’s data were collected using Personal Information Form, Attitudes Towards Older People Scale, Ten-Item Personality Inventory, and the Altruism Scale. The variance described for the dependent variable was 11% for PCG, 8% for elderly care, and 22% for nursing in regression models created for each occupational group. Among the independent variables, altruism level and conscientiousness personality trait are significant predictors in explaining attitudes toward the elderly in all three programs.

Keywords

• Altruism
• attitudes towards elderly
• counselor
• elderly care and nursing
• personality traits

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