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A Comparative Study of Risk-taking Behavior among University Students in Ankara, Toronto and Pristina

Ankara, Toronto ve Priştina'daki Üniversite Öğrencilerinin Risk Alma Davranışları Açısından Karşılaştırılması

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Overall, the Torontian and the Pristinian samples revealed near-polar opposites on the individualistcollectivist continuum, for both sexes, with the Ankarites positioned midway.

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Objective & Hypothesis:In this cross-cultural study, a risk-taking scale constructed by Bayar and Sayıl (2005), was administered together with a survey to determine cultural context, on a total sample of 1151 Turkish, Canadian, and Kosovar university students aged 17-22.
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Key Findings & Data:The potentially dangerous, life-threatening or health-compromising reckless activities - which involve thrill-seeking, physically daring actions or rule breaking - observed among adolescents were examined in individualist (Canadian) and collectivist (Turkish and Kosovar) cultures for cultural and gender differentials.
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Conclusion & Impact:Overall, the Torontian and the Pristinian samples revealed near-polar opposites on the individualistcollectivist continuum, for both sexes, with the Ankarites positioned midway.
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Abstract

In this cross-cultural study, a risk-taking scale constructed by Bayar and Sayıl (2005), was administered together with a survey to determine cultural context, on a total sample of 1151 Turkish, Canadian, and Kosovar university students aged 17-22. The potentially dangerous, life-threatening or health-compromising reckless activities - which involve thrill-seeking, physically daring actions or rule breaking - observed among adolescents were examined in individualist (Canadian) and collectivist (Turkish and Kosovar) cultures for cultural and gender differentials. Results revealed that the English-speaking Canadian sample showed higher risk-taking behavior; the same was true for the males in all three countries. Overall, the Torontian and the Pristinian samples revealed near-polar opposites on the individualistcollectivist continuum, for both sexes, with the Ankarites positioned midway. The Ankarites identified with the "individualist" Torontians only in risk-taking activities but more with the "collectivist"

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Kültürlerarası nitelikteki bu çalışmada, Bayar ve Sayıl (2005) tarafından geliştirilmiş olan Risk Alma Davranışı Ölçeği, kültürel bağlamı belirleme amacını taşıyan bir anketle birlikte, yaşları 17 ile 22 arasında değişen Türk, Kanadalı ve Kosovalı üniversite öğrencilerinden oluşan toplam 1151 kişilik bir örnekleme uygulanmıştır. Araştırmada, ergenlere özgü heyecan verici, fiziksel cesaret gerektiren, potansiyel tehlike taşıyan, yaşamı tehdit eden ya da sağlığa zararlı faaliyetleri kapsayan risk alma davranışlarının (ya da riskli davranışların) bireyci bir kültür (Kanada) ile iki toplulukçu kültürde (Türkiye ve Kosova) ve cinsiyete göre nasıl şekillendiği konu edinilmektedir. Bulgular, Toronto örneklemindeki katılımcıların, Ankaralı ve Priştinalı gruplara kıyasla, risk alıcı davranışlara daha fazla giriştiğini göstermiştir. Benzer şekilde, üç kentteki erkeklerin, kızlara kıyasla, daha fazla risk alıcı davranışlarda bulundukları görülmüştür. Genel olarak, Toronto ile Priştina örneklemleri her iki cinsiyette de "bireycitoplulukçu" boyutu açısından nerdeyse zıt özellikler yansıtmışlardır. Ankara örneklemi ise bu boyutta daha çok ortalarda yer alan özellikler göstermiştir: Ankaralı öğrenciler, risk alma faaliyetleri açısından "bireyci" Torontolularla, ebeveynle ilişkiler ve normatif davranış bakımından da Müslüman ve "toplulukçu" Priştinalılarla daha çok özdeşleşmişlerdir

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ARIKAN, G., TACOĞLU, T. P., ERDOĞAN, S. (2011). A Comparative Study of Risk-taking Behavior among University Students in Ankara, Toronto and Pristina. Bilig / Türk Dünyası Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, Sayı: 56, 1–24. https://ajindex.com/articles/352679

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