The Predictive Role of Personality Traits and Other Variables on Teachers' Attitudes Toward Gender Roles

Özgür Önal; Ömer Kalaycı; Ahmet Nesimi Kişioğlu; Ersin Uskun; İsmail Bozvelioğlu

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Öğretmenlerin Toplumsal Cinsiyet Rollerine Yönelik Tutumlarında Kişilik Özellikleri ve Diğer Değişkenlerin Yordayıcı Rolü

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, öğretmenlerin toplumsal cinsiyet rollerine yönelik tutumlarını belirlemek ve bu tutumlar üzerinde kişilik özelliklerinin ve diğer değişkenlerin etkisini saptamaktır. Kesitsel tipteki bu çalışma toplam 782 öğretmenle gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çoklu doğrusal regresyon analizi sonuçlarına göre, bazı kişilik özellikleri ve demografik değişkenler toplumsal cinsiyet rollerine ilişkin tutumları anlamlı düzeyde etkilemiştir. Dışadönüklük (β = 0.435, p = 0.025), sorumluluk (β = 0.430, p = 0.043) ve deneyime açıklık (β = 0.460, p = 0.015) düzeyleri arttıkça toplumsal cinsiyet eşitliğine yönelik tutumlar daha olumlu hale gelmiştir. Kadınların bu konuda erkeklere göre daha olumlu tutumlara sahip olduğu bulunmuştur (β = 7.828, p < 0.001). Öte yandan, nörotiklik düzeyinin yüksek olması (β = -0.536, p = 0.006) ve yaşın ilerlemesi (β = -0.081, p = 0.037) daha olumsuz toplumsal cinsiyet rolü tutumlarıyla ilişkilendirilmiştir. Ayrıca, Din Kültürü ve Ahlak Bilgisi öğretmeni olmayan katılımcıların daha olumlu tutumlara sahip olduğu belirlenmiştir (β = 4.264, p = 0.008). Uyumluluk (p = 0.062), medeni durum (p = 0.285) ve katılımcıların görev yaptığı okulun eğitim kademesi (p = 0.237) ise anlamlı yordayıcılar olarak bulunmamıştır. Toplumsal cinsiyet rolleriyle ilgili tutumları etkileyen değişkenlere yönelik müdahale stratejileri, yalnızca öğretmenlerin farkındalık ve bakış açılarını dönüştürmekle kalmayıp, öğrencilerin ve dolayısıyla toplumun daha eşitlikçi bir bakış açısıyla gelişimine de katkı sağlayacaktır.

Keywords

Toplumsal cinsiyet tutumları, kişilik özellikleri, öğretmenler

The Predictive Role of Personality Traits and Other Variables on Teachers' Attitudes Toward Gender Roles

Abstract

The aim of this study is to identify teachers’ attitudes towards gender roles and to determine the effects of personality traits and other variables on these attitudes. This cross-sectional study was conducted with a total of 782 teachers. According to the results of the multiple linear regression analysis, certain personality traits and demographic variables significantly influenced gender role attitudes. As levels of extraversion (β = .435, p=.025), conscientiousness (β = .430, p=.043), and openness (β = .460, p=.015) increased, attitudes toward gender equality became more positive. Women were found to have more positive attitudes compared to men on this issue (β = 7.828, p<.001). Conversely, higher levels of neuroticism (β = -.536, p=.006) and older age (β = -.081, p=.037) were associated with more negative gender role attitudes. Additionally, participants who were not Religious Culture and Ethics teachers demonstrated more positive attitudes (β = 4.264, p=.008). Agreeableness (p=.062), marital status (p=.285), and the educational level of the school where participants worked (p=.237) were not significant predictors. Intervention strategies targeting the variables found to influence gender role attitudes will not only transform teachers' awareness and perspectives but also contribute to the development of students—and consequently, society as a whole—towards a more egalitarian outlook.

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Gender role attitudes, personality traits, teachers

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Ömer Kalaycı
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Ahmet Nesimi Kişioğlu
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Ersin Uskun
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1.Özgür Önal, Ömer Kalaycı, Ahmet Nesimi Kişioğlu, Ersin Uskun, İsmail Bozvelioğlu. The Predictive Role of Personality Traits and Other Variables on Teachers’ Attitudes Toward Gender Roles. Educational Academic Research. 2026 Jun. 1;(Advanced Online Publication). doi:10.33418/education.1747561

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