ÜNİVERSİTE ÖĞRENCİLERİNİN AFET TUTUMLARI İLE BİREYSEL AFET DAYANIKLILIĞI ARASINDAKİ İLİŞKİ: BİR AFET BÖLGESİ ÖRNEĞİ

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Bu araştırmada amaç, üniversite öğrencilerinde afet tutumu ile afet direnci arasındaki ilişkiyi değerlendirmektir. Tanımlayıcı ve ilişkisel türden olan araştırma, afet bölgesi bir ilde öğrenim gören 411 üniversite öğrencisi ile yürütüldü. Yaş ortalaması 21.71±2.02 olan öğrencilerin %80.3’ünün daha önce bir afete maruz kaldığı, %16.1’inin afete bağlı kayıp yaşadığı ve %44’ünün afet eğitimi almış olduğu görüldü. Üniversite öğrencilerinin afet tutum puan ortalamaları ve bireysel afet direnç düzeyleri orta düzeyde değerlendirildi. Kişisel afet planına sahip olma, afet eğitimi almış olma, çevresel afet riski hakkında bilgi sahibi olmanın, afet tutumu ve bireysel afet direncinin yordayıcıları olduğu görüldü (p<.05). Afet eğitimi almış olmak ve kişisel afet planına sahip olmak üniversite öğrencilerinin afet tutumlarını ve afet direncini olumlu yönde etkilemiştir. Elde edilen sonuçlar doğrultusunda, afetlerin olası risklerini azaltmak ve afet riskleriyle mücadele etmek amacıyla, toplumun bilinçli kesimini oluşturan üniversite öğrencilerine afet eğitimi verilmesi önerilmektedir. Afet eğitim programlarının, afet riskleri, yaşanılan şehirlerin riskli bölgeleri, afetlere hazırlık ve müdahale aşamaları hakkında bilgilendirme içermesi önerilmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Afet
• Afet Tututmu
• Dayanıklılık
• Sağlık
• Öğrenci

DISASTER ATTITUDE AND INDIVIDUAL DISASTER RESILIENCE AMONG UNİVERSITY STUDENTS AND INFLUENCING FACTORS: A DISASTER ZONE SAMPLE

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The aim of this study is to determine the level of disaster attitudes and disaster resilience among university students and to evaluate the factors affecting them. This descriptive and relational study was conducted with 411 university students studying in a disaster-affected province. The students, with an average age of 21.71±2.02, revealed that 80.3% had previously been exposed to a disaster, 16.1% had experienced disaster-related losses and 44% had received disaster training, The average disaster attitude scores and individual disaster resilience levels of university students were evaluated as moderate. The study found that having a personal disaster plan, having received disaster training, and being informed about environmental disaster risks were significant predictors of disaster attitude and individual disaster resilience (p<.05). Factors such as receiving disaster education and having a personal disaster plan, positively influenced the disaster attitudes and the disaster resilience of university students. In light of these results, it is recommended that disaster education be provided to university students, who represent an informed segment of society, to reduce the potential risks of disasters and to enhance the capacity to cope with disaster risks. It is also suggested that disaster education programs include information on disaster risks, vulnerable areas of the cities, and the stages of disaster preparedness and response.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Disaster
• Disaster Attitue
• Resilience
• Health
• Student

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