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Examining the Relationships Between Peer Bullying, Empathic Tendency, and Tolerance in Adolescents

ERGENLERDE AKRAN ZORBALIĞI, EMPATİK EĞİLİM VE HOŞGÖRÜ ARASINDAKİ İLİŞKİLERİN İNCELENMESİ

Burcu Türkan Aydın(MİLLİ EĞİTİM BAKANLIĞI)0000-0003-4179-1585
Adem Peker(ATATÜRK ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-3594-9166
Osman Keleş(MİLLİ EĞİTİM BAKANLIĞI)0000-0003-2875-3605
Serkan Cengiz(AĞRI İBRAHİM ÇEÇEN ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0001-9070-6338
Pages
225–242
Publication Date
2023-10-31
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Current results highlight the role of positive traits such as empathy and tolerance in reducing peer bullying.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Bullying has become a common problem among adolescents.
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Key Findings & Data:This study examined the relationships among adolescents' empathic disposition, tolerance, and peer bullying. 372 students studying between 9th and 12th grades participated in the study.
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Conclusion & Impact:Current results highlight the role of positive traits such as empathy and tolerance in reducing peer bullying.
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⚙️Variables:Akran zorbalığı · empatik eğilim · hoşgörü

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Bullying has become a common problem among adolescents. However, relatively little is known about what variables contribute to the development of bullying prevention. This study examined the relationships among adolescents' empathic disposition, tolerance, and peer bullying. 372 students studying between 9th and 12th grades participated in the study. The data were analyzed using the structural equation model and the t-test for independent samples. The results revealed that there is a significant relationship between students' empathic tendencies and tolerance levels and peer bullying. In addition, it was determined that empathic disposition and tolerance predicted peer negatively. In addition, in the present study, students' peer bullying levels showed significant differences according to gender. Peer bullying scores of male students were higher than female students. Current results highlight the role of positive traits such as empathy and tolerance in reducing peer bullying.

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Akran zorbalığı ergenler arasında yaygın bir sorun haline gelmiştir. Ancak akran zorbalığını önleme gelişimine hangi değişkenlerin katkıda bulunduğu konusunda nispeten az şey bilinmektedir. Bu çalışma, ergenlerin empatik eğilim, hoşgörü ve akran zorbalığı arasındaki ilişkileri incelemiştir. Çalışmaya 9 ile 12. sınıflar arasında öğrenim gören 372 öğrenci katılmıştır. Veriler yapısal eşitlik modeli ve bağımsız örneklemler için t testi kullanılarak incelenmiştir. Sonuçlar, öğrencilerin empatik eğilimleri ve hoşgörü düzeyleri ile akran zorbalığı arasında anlamlı bir ilişki olduğunu ortaya koymuştur. Ayrıca empatik eğilim ve hoşgörünün akran negatif olarak yordadığı belirlenmiştir. Bunun yanında mevcut araştırmada, öğrencilerin akran zorbalık düzeyleri cinsiyete göre anlamlı farklılık göstermiştir. Erkek öğrencilerin akran zorbalık puanları kız öğrencilere göre daha yüksek bulunmuştur. Mevcut sonuçlar, akran zorbalığını azaltmada empati ve hoşgörü gibi olumlu özelliklerin rolünü vurgulamaktadır.

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Aydın, B. T., Peker, A., Keleş, O., Cengiz, S. (2023). Examining the Relationships Between Peer Bullying, Empathic Tendency, and Tolerance in Adolescents. Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, Cilt: 9 Sayı: 2, 225–242. https://doi.org/10.31463/aicusbed.1344065

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