TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Role of Altruism and Personality Traits In Explaining Attitudes Towards The Elderly: A Comparative Study on Different Occupational Groups
TT  - Yaşlılara Yönelik Tutumların Açıklanmasında Özgecilik ve Kişilik Özelliklerinin Rolü: Karşılaştırmalı Bir Çalışma
AU  - Özgöl, Mustafa
AU  - Altun Kobul, Fatma
PY  - 2025
DA  - June
Y2  - 2025
DO  - 10.35675/befdergi.1570009
JF  - Bayburt Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi
PB  - Bayburt Üniversitesi
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 1307-1076
SP  - 466
EP  - 483
VL  - 20
IS  - 46
LA  - en
AB  - The aim of this study is to examine the predictor role of altruism and personality traits in explaining the attitudes of candidates with the potential to work with elderly individuals. The sample of the study consists of 1419 university students studying in the programs of psychological counseling and guidance, elderly care and nursing. The study’s data were collected using Personal Information Form, Attitudes Towards Older People Scale, Ten-Item Personality Inventory, and the Altruism Scale. The variance described for the dependent variable was 11% for PCG, 8% for elderly care, and 22% for nursing in regression models created for each occupational group. Among the independent variables, altruism level and conscientiousness personality trait are significant predictors in explaining attitudes toward the elderly in all three programs.
KW  - Altruism
KW  - attitudes towards elderly
KW  - counselor
KW  - elderly care and nursing
KW  - personality traits
N2  - Dünya’da olduğu gibi Türkiye’de de nüfus içerisindeki oranı her geçen gün artan yaşlı bireylere hizmet sunan personelin onlara yönelik tutumları, hem hizmet kalitesinde hem de yaşlı bireylerin yaşam doyumları üzerinde belirleyici bir etkiye sahiptir. Bu durum yaşlılara yönelik tutum ile ilişkili olan değişkenlerin belirlenmesi ihtiyacını da beraberinde getirmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı yaşlı bireylerle çalışma potansiyeli olan meslek adaylarının yaşlılara yönelik tutumlarının açıklanmasında özgecilik ve kişilik özelliklerinin yordayıcı rolünü incelemektir. Araştırmanın çalışma grubu psikolojik danışmanlık ve rehberlik (PDR), yaşlı bakım ve hemşirelik programlarında öğrenim gören 1419 üniversite öğrencisinden oluşmaktadır. Çalışmanın verileri Bilgi Formu, Yaşlılara Yönelik Tutum Ölçeği, On-Maddeli Kişilik Ölçeği ve Özgecilik Ölçeği kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Her meslek grubu için oluşturulan regresyon modellerinde bağımlı değişkene ilişkin açıklanan varyansın PDR için %11, yaşlı bakım için %8, hemşirelik için ise %22 olduğu görülmüştür. Bağımsız değişkenlerden özgecilik düzeyi ile sorumluluk kişilik özelliği yaşlılara yönelik tutumları açıklamada ortak anlamlı yordayıcılardır.
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