Research Article

An Examination of University Students’ Xenophobia Levels In Relation to Perceived Threat And Emotional Distance Variables

Volume: 54 Number: 2 August 31, 2025
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An Examination of University Students’ Xenophobia Levels In Relation to Perceived Threat And Emotional Distance Variables

Abstract

In this study, it was aimed to examine the effects of perceived threat and emotional distance levels on university students’ levels of xenophobia in the context of Syrian refugees. The sample of the study consisted of 735 undergraduate and graduate students from different universities, 516 of whom were female and 219 of whom were male. In addition to the Personal Information Form, a total of four measurement tools were used in this study: the Xenophobia Scale, the Perceived Threat Scale and the Emotional Distance Scale. Pearson correlation analysis and multiple linear regression analysis were used for statistical analyses using the SPSS 26.0 software package. According to the results of the study, it was found that the general threat sub-dimension predicted xenophobia positively and significantly in terms of perceived threat level and the emotional closeness sub-dimension predicted xenophobia negatively and significantly in terms of emotional distance levels. The findings are discussed in light of the literature and then recommendations are presented for various applications and future studies in the field.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Psychological Counseling and Guidance (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

August 31, 2025

Submission Date

January 16, 2025

Acceptance Date

August 17, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 54 Number: 2

APA
Soyer, M., Yücel, H., & Kıran, B. (2025). An Examination of University Students’ Xenophobia Levels In Relation to Perceived Threat And Emotional Distance Variables. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 54(2), 796-818. https://doi.org/10.14812/cuefd.1621288
AMA
1.Soyer M, Yücel H, Kıran B. An Examination of University Students’ Xenophobia Levels In Relation to Perceived Threat And Emotional Distance Variables. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi. 2025;54(2):796-818. doi:10.14812/cuefd.1621288
Chicago
Soyer, Müzeyyen, Hakan Yücel, and Binnaz Kıran. 2025. “An Examination of University Students’ Xenophobia Levels In Relation to Perceived Threat And Emotional Distance Variables”. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 54 (2): 796-818. https://doi.org/10.14812/cuefd.1621288.
EndNote
Soyer M, Yücel H, Kıran B (August 1, 2025) An Examination of University Students’ Xenophobia Levels In Relation to Perceived Threat And Emotional Distance Variables. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 54 2 796–818.
IEEE
[1]M. Soyer, H. Yücel, and B. Kıran, “An Examination of University Students’ Xenophobia Levels In Relation to Perceived Threat And Emotional Distance Variables”, Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 54, no. 2, pp. 796–818, Aug. 2025, doi: 10.14812/cuefd.1621288.
ISNAD
Soyer, Müzeyyen - Yücel, Hakan - Kıran, Binnaz. “An Examination of University Students’ Xenophobia Levels In Relation to Perceived Threat And Emotional Distance Variables”. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 54/2 (August 1, 2025): 796-818. https://doi.org/10.14812/cuefd.1621288.
JAMA
1.Soyer M, Yücel H, Kıran B. An Examination of University Students’ Xenophobia Levels In Relation to Perceived Threat And Emotional Distance Variables. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi. 2025;54:796–818.
MLA
Soyer, Müzeyyen, et al. “An Examination of University Students’ Xenophobia Levels In Relation to Perceived Threat And Emotional Distance Variables”. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 54, no. 2, Aug. 2025, pp. 796-18, doi:10.14812/cuefd.1621288.
Vancouver
1.Müzeyyen Soyer, Hakan Yücel, Binnaz Kıran. An Examination of University Students’ Xenophobia Levels In Relation to Perceived Threat And Emotional Distance Variables. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi. 2025 Aug. 1;54(2):796-818. doi:10.14812/cuefd.1621288

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