Üniversite Öğrencilerinin Romantik Aşk Mitlerine İnançları, Flört Şiddetine Yönelik Tutumları ve Kadına Yönelik Şiddete Yönelik Tutumları Arasındaki İlişkinin Belirlenmesi

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 5 Sayı: 2, 115 - 128, 28.08.2025

Ebru Cirban Ekrem , Simge Öztürk

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Amaç: Bu araştırmanın amacı üniversite öğrencilerinin romantik aşk mitlerine inanma düzeyleri, flört şiddetine yönelik tutumları ve kadına yönelik şiddete yönelik tutumları arasındaki ilişkiyi belirlemektir. Gereç ve Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel tipteki bu araştırma, Mayıs-Aralık 2022 tarihleri arasında Türkiye'nin kuzeyindeki bir üniversitede gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışmanın örneklemi, evreni bilinen örnekleme yöntemi kullanılarak hesaplanmıştır. Araştırma 374 öğrenci ile tamamlanmıştır. Veriler Demografik Bilgi Formu, Romantik Aşk Mitleri Ölçeği (RAMÖ), Flört Şiddeti Tutum Ölçeği (FŞTÖ) ve ISKEBE Kadına Yönelik Şiddet Tutum Ölçeği (KYŞTÖ) kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Verilerin değerlendirilmesinde betimsel istatistikler, Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal Wallis ve Spearman Korelasyon analizleri kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Öğrencilerin %58,1'inin şu anda romantik bir ilişkisi yokken %57,0'ının daha önce romantik ilişki deneyimi olduğu belirlenmiştir. RAMÖ'den alınan ortalama puanlar 26,46±7,60, FŞTÖ puanları 4,42±0,48 ve KYŞTÖ puanları 131,35±21,55'tir. Erkek öğrencilerin, meslek liselerinde okuyanların ve 6 ay ile bir yıl arasında romantik ilişki süresi olanların romantik aşk mitlerine olan inanç düzeylerinin anlamlı olarak daha yüksek olduğu bulunmuştur (p<0,05). RAMÖ ile FŞTÖ, RAMÖ ile KYŞTÖ ve FŞTÖ ile KYŞTÖ arasında anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmuştur (p=0,000). Sonuç: Öğrencilerin romantik aşk mitlerine olan inançlarına orta düzeyde olduğu, flört şiddetini desteklemedikleri ve kadına yönelik şiddete karşı oldukları görüldü. Öğrencilerin romantik aşk mitleri ile flört şiddetine yönelik tutumları, romantik aşk mitleri ile kadına yönelik şiddet tutumları ve flört şiddetine yönelik tutumları ile kadına yönelik şiddet tutumları ilişkiliydi.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Flört şiddeti , Kadınlara yönelik şiddet , Öğrenci , Romantik aşk miti , Şiddet

Proje Numarası

This study was not carried out within the scope of the project.

Determining the Relationship Between University Students’ Belief in Romantic Love Myths, Attitudes Toward Dating Violence, and Attitudes Toward Violence Against Women

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Objective: This study aimed to determine the relationship between university students’ levels of belief in romantic love myths, attitudes toward dating violence, and attitudes toward violence against women. Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional research was conducted at a university in northern Turkey between May and December 2022. The study sample was calculated using the known universe sampling method. The research was completed with 374 students. Data were collected using a Demographic Information Form, Romantic Love Myths Scale (RLMS), Dating Violence Attitude Scale (DVAS), and ISKEBE Violence Against Women Attitude Scale (VAWAS). Descriptive statistics, Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal Wallis, and Spearman Correlation analysis were used for data evaluation. Results: While 58.1% of students currently had no romantic relationship, 57.0% had previous romantic relationship experience. The average scores from RLMS were 26.46±7.60, DVAS scores were 4.42±0.48, and ISKEBE scores were 131.35±21.55. It was found that male students, those studying in vocational schools, and those with a romantic relationship duration between 6 months and one year had significantly higher levels of belief in romantic love myths (p<0.05). There was a significant relationship between RLMS and DVAS, RLMS and VAWAS, and DVAS and VAWAS (p=0.000). Conclusion: It was found that the students' beliefs in romantic love myths were at a moderate level, they did not support dating violence and were against violence against women. The students' romantic love myths were related to their attitudes towards dating violence, romantic love myths were related to their attitudes towards violence against women and their attitudes towards dating violence were related to their attitudes towards violence against women.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Dating violence , Violence against women , Student , Romantic love myth , Violence

Etik Beyan

Approval for the implementation of the research was obtained from the Social and Human Sciences Ethics Board of the institution to which the authors are affiliated (2022-SBB-0144) and the institution where the research was conducted (E-71504618-212.99-2200042168).

Destekleyen Kurum

None.

Proje Numarası

This study was not carried out within the scope of the project.

Teşekkür

We would like to thank all women for their participation of this study.

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