Self-Esteem, Attachment, Gender Roles and Social Approval as Predictors of the Attitudes Toward Dating Violence

Abstract

The main purpose of the current research was to investigate the predictive role of gender roles, attachment, self-esteem and social approval in attitudes toward dating violence among college students. The participants of the study were 842 college students studying at different faculties of Anadolu University. The instruments of the study were The Intimate Partner Violence Attitude Scale, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, the Gender Roles Attitudes Scale, Experience in Close Relationships Inventory-II, Social Confirmation Scale and Personal Information Form developed by the researcher was used to collect the data of the study. T-test, ANOVA, Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient, and hierarchical regression anlaysis methods were empolyedto analyze the data and descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation coefficients were computed. Gender comparisons showed that male college students had higher scores in abuse, and control dimensions as well as the total score. Findings of the hierarchical regression anlaysis yielded thatgender role attittudes had predictive role in all dimensions of dating violence attitudes. As avoidant attachment dimensionsignificantly predicted violence dimension of dating violence, anxious attachment dimension significantly predicted abuse and control dimensions. Futhermore, self-esteem significanlty predictedcontrol dimension. Findings of the study are discussed under the light of the current literatüre, and sugesstions are.

Keywords

• Dating violence
• Attachment
• Gender roles
• Self-esteem
• College students

Flört Şiddetine Yönelik Tutumların Yordayıcıları Olarak Benlik Saygısı, Bağlanma, Toplumsal Cinsiyet Rolleri ve Sosyal Onay İhtiyacı

Abstract

Bu araştırmada, toplumsal cinsiyet rolleri tutumu, bağlanma boyutları, benlik sayıgısı ve sosyal onay ihtiyacının romantik ilişkide şiddete yönelik tutumları yordayıcı rolünün incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu Anadolu Üniversitesi’ndeki 842 öğrenci oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmanın verilerini toplamak için Yakın İlişkilerde Şiddete Yönelik Tutum Ölçeği-Gözden Geçirilmiş Formu, Rosenberg Benlik Saygısı Ölçeği, Toplumsal Cinsiyet Rolleri Tutum Ölçeği, Yakın İlişkilerde Yaşantılar Envanteri-II, Kişisel Bilgi Formu ve Sosyal Onay Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Verilerin analizinde betimleyici istatistikler, t-testi, ANOVA, Pearson Momentler Çarpımı Korelasyonu ve Doğrusal Çoklu Hiyerarşik Regresyon analizinden yararlanılmıştır. Analizler sonucunda, flört şiddeti tutum puanının şiddet alt boyutunun kadın ve erkek üniversite öğrencilerinde farklılaşmadığı; istismar, kontrol alt boyutları ve toplam şiddet düzeyinin erkeklerde daha fazla olduğu bulunmuştur. Hiyerarşik regresyon analizleri sonucunda, toplumsal cinsiyet rollerine yönelik tutumların flört şiddetine yönelik tutumların yordayıcısı olduğu; bağlanma boyutlarından kaçınan bağlanmanın, flört şiddetinin şiddet alt boyutunu; kaygılı bağlanmanın ise istismar ve kontrol alt boyutunu yordadığı bulunmuştur. Ayrıca, benlik saygısı değişkeninin flört şiddetinin kontrol alt boyutunu anlamlı düzeyde yordadığı bulunmuştur. Bu bulgular alanyazındaki bulgular çerçevesinde tartışılıp önerilerde bulunulmuştur.

Keywords

• Flört şiddeti
• Bağlanma
• Toplumsal cinsiyet rolleri
• Benlik saygısı
• Üniversite öğrencileri

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