Neurotic Symptoms, Self-Actualization and Reading Habituation in University Students

Volume: 13 Number: 1 March 1, 2005
  • T.f. Karahan
  • M.e. Sardoğan
  • E. Özkamalı
  • A.n. Dicle
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Neurotic Symptoms, Self-Actualization and Reading Habituation in University Students

Abstract

Purpose: The study examined relationships among neurotic symptoms, self – actualization, reading habituation, gender and class in university students. Methods: 787, first and fourth year 19 May›s University students were assessed using the Hacettepe Personality Inventory which was developed by Özgüven (1992) and Democraphic variables. The data were analyzed by ANOVA, t – test and LSD techniques. Findings: The results were as follow: With regard to reading habituation significant differences were found between students in terms of neurotic symptoms. Neurotic symptoms lewels were higher in students who were never read any books different from text books. With regard to reading habituation significant differences were found in terms of self – actualization. Self – actualization levels of students who read philosophical and ideological books were higher than other students; self – actualization levels of students who never any books were lower than other students. The self – actualization levels of the fourth year students were higher than the first year students. Results: Implication of findings were discussed in the light of literature. In general, results showed that there was a significiant relationship between reading habituation and neurotic tendency, selfactualization.

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Turkish

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Authors

T.f. Karahan This is me

M.e. Sardoğan This is me

E. Özkamalı This is me

A.n. Dicle This is me

Publication Date

March 1, 2005

Submission Date

March 1, 2005

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Year 2005 Volume: 13 Number: 1

APA
Karahan, T., Sardoğan, M., Özkamalı, E., & Dicle, A. (2005). ÜNİVERSİTE ÖĞRENCİLERİNDE NEVROTİK EĞİLİMLER KENDİNİ GERÇEKLEŞTİRME VE OKUMA ALIŞKANLIĞI. Kriz Dergisi, 13(1), 23-32. https://doi.org/10.1501/Kriz_0000000220