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Evaluation of University Students' Attitudes Towards Dating Violence and Gender Roles

Üniversite Öğrencilerinin Flört Şiddeti ve Toplumsal Cinsiyet Rollerine Yönelik Tutumlarının Değerlendirilmesi

Demet Akçayır(HARRAN UNIVERSITY)0000-0002-3802-6252
Nilüfer Yıldırım(ERZURUM TEKNİK ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0001-8851-7044
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2026-06-30
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Conclusion: It is concluded that awareness towards dating violence increases as individuals' egalitarian attitudes towards gender roles increase.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the attitudes of university students towards dating violence and gender roles.
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Key Findings & Data:Material and Method: It was conducted on a total of 358 students, 180 female and 178 male, studying at Erzurum Technical University and was stratified.
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Conclusion & Impact:Conclusion: It is concluded that awareness towards dating violence increases as individuals' egalitarian attitudes towards gender roles increase.
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⚙️Variables:Dating violence · violence · university students

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Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the attitudes of university students towards dating violence and gender roles. Material and Method: It was conducted on a total of 358 students, 180 female and 178 male, studying at Erzurum Technical University and was stratified. The research was conducted descriptively and cross-sectionally. Within the scope of the research, Introductory Information Form, Gender Roles Attitude Scale and Dating Violence Attitude Scale were used as data collection tools. Findings: According to the obtained data, 14.2% of the participants have encountered domestic violence, 1.4% have been exposed to violence in their current relationship, 1.4% perpetrate dating violence in their current relationship, 5.9% have been exposed to dating violence in the past and 2.0% have perpetrated violence against their date in the past. Gender and past violence against their date variables affect gender role attitudes. Gender, department of education, existence of current relationship, exposure to violence in current relationship and past violence against their date variables affect dating violence attitudes. Attitudes towards gender roles affect attitudes towards dating violence. Conclusion: It is concluded that awareness towards dating violence increases as individuals' egalitarian attitudes towards gender roles increase.

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Amaç: Bu çalışmada amaç, üniversite öğrencilerinin flört şiddeti ve toplumsal cinsiyet rollerine yönelik tutumlarını değerlendirmektir. Gereç ve Yöntem: Erzurum Teknik Üniversitesinde öğrenim gören, 180 kadın 178 erkek olmak üzere toplamda 358 öğrenci üzerinde yürütülmüş ve tabakalanmıştır. Araştırma tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel olarak yapılmıştır. Araştırma kapsamında veri toplama araçları olarak Tanıtıcı Bilgi Formu, Toplumsal Cinsiyet Rolleri Tutum Ölçeği ve Flört Şiddeti Tutum Ölçeğinden yararlanılmıştır.Bulgular: Elde edilen verilere göre katılımcıların %14,2’si aile içi şiddetle karşılaşmıştır, %1,4’ü mevcut ilişkisinde şiddete maruz kalmıştır, %1,4’ü mevcut ilişkisinde flört şiddeti uygulamaktadır, %5,9’u geçmişte flört şiddetine maruz kalmıştır ve %2,0’si geçmişte flörtüne şiddet uygulamıştır. Cinsiyet ve geçmişte flörtüne şiddet uygulama değişkeni toplumsal cinsiyet rolleri tutumunu etkilemektedir. Cinsiyet, eğitim görülen bölüm, mevcut ilişki varlığı, mevcut ilişkide şiddete maruz kalma ve geçmişte flörtüne şiddet uygulama değişkeni flört şiddeti tutumunu etkilemektedir. Toplumsal cinsiyet rollerine yönelik tutum flört şiddetine yönelik tutumu etkilemektedir. Sonuç: Bireylerin toplumsal cinsiyet rollerine yönelik eşitlikçi tutumlarının artmasıyla flört şiddetine yönelik farkındalığın arttığı sonucuna ulaşılmaktadır.

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Akçayır, D., Yıldırım, N. (2026). Evaluation of University Students' Attitudes Towards Dating Violence and Gender Roles. Balıkesir Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, Volume: 15 Issue: 2. https://doi.org/10.53424/balikesirsbd.1659210

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