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Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to examine the extent to which self-esteem, initiating relationship, asserting infl uence, self-disclosure, emotional support, and confl ict management predicted the shyness of the university students according to gender. The sample of this study consisted of 859 (450 female, 409 male) undergraduate students enrolled in different faculties of Mersin University. Three instruments, namely, “Revised Cheek and Buss Shyness Scale”, “Interpersonal Competence Questionnaire”, and “Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale” were used in the study. Stepwise regression was used to analyze the data and the alpha value of 0.05 was established as a level of signifi cance. The results of the analyses for the total and female sample groups revealed that initiating relationship, self-esteem, and asserting infl uence were the signifi cant predictors of shyness among university students. On the other hand, predictive roles of the variables were differentiated across male sample group. While initiating relationship and self-esteem had signifi cant predictive role on shyness among male university students, asserting infl uence did not have any signifi cant contribution to the prediction of shyness. Implications of the fi ndings were discussed and some suggestions were made for further research

Keywords

• shyness, interpersonal competence, social competence, self-esteem, university students

Üniversite Öğrencilerinde Utangaçlık: Benlik Saygısı ve Kişilerarası Yetkinlik Değişkenlerinin Rolü

Abstract

Öz: Bu çalışmanın amacı, cinsiyete göre benlik saygısı, ilişki başlatma, etki bırakma, kendini açma, duygusal destek ve çatışma yönetimi değişkenlerinin üniversite öğrencilerinin utangaçlık düzeylerini ne derecede yordadıklarının incelenmesidir. Araştırmanın örneklemini, Mersin Üniversitesi’nde öğrenim görmekte olan 859 (450 kız, 409 erkek) lisans öğrencisi oluşturmaktadır. Bu çalışmada, “Gözden Geçirilmiş Cheek ve Buss Utangaçlık Ölçeği”, “Kişilerarası Yetkinlik Ölçeği” ve “Rosenberg Benlik Saygısı Ölçeği” olmak üzere üç ölçme aracından elde edilen verilerin analizinde adımsal regresyon analizi kullanılmıştır. Bulgular incelendiğinde, toplam örneklem ve kadın örneklem grubu için yapılan regresyon analizi sonuçlarına göre sırasıyla ilişki başlatma, benlik saygısı ve etki bırakma değişkenlerinin üniversite öğrencilerinin utangaçlıklarını anlamlı düzeyde yordadıkları belirlenmiştir. Diğer yandan, erkek örneklem grubu için yapılan regresyon analizi sonucunda ilişki başlatma ve benlik saygısı değişkenlerinin bu öğrencilerin utangaçlıklarını anlamlı düzeyde yordadığı ancak etki bırakma değişkeninin erkeklerin utangaçlık düzeylerine bir katkısı olmadığı belirlenmiştir. Elde edilen bulgular tartışılarak, uygulamalara ve gelecek çalışmalara yönelik önerilerde bulunulmuştur. Anahtar Kelimeler: utangaçlık, kişilerarası yetkinlik, sosyal yetkinlik, benlik saygısı, üniversite öğrencileri. Abstract: The purpose of the present study was to examine the extent to which self-esteem, initiating relationship, asserting influence, self-disclosure, emotional support, and conflict management predicted the shyness of the university students according to gender. The sample of this study consisted of 859 (450 female, 409 male) undergraduate students enrolled in different faculties of Mersin University. Three instruments, namely, “Revised Cheek and Buss Shyness Scale”, “Interpersonal Competence Questionnaire”, and “Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale” were used in the study. Stepwise regression was used to analyze the data and the alpha value of 0.05 was established as a level of significance. The results of the analyses for the total and female sample groups revealed that initiating relationship, self-esteem, and asserting influence were the significant predictors of shyness among university students. On the other hand, predictive roles of the variables were differentiated across male sample group. While initiating relationship and self-esteem had significant predictive role on shyness among male university students, asserting influence did not have any significant contribution to the prediction of shyness. Implications of the findings were discussed and some suggestions were made for further research. Keywords: shyness, interpersonal competence, social competence, self-esteem, university students.

Keywords

• utangaçlık, kişilerarası yetkinlik, sosyal yetkinlik, benlik saygısı, üniversite öğrencileri

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