The Relationships Between, Personality Characteristics, Hopelessness, Helplessness Haplessness and Problem Solving Style in Turkish University Students

Üniversite Öğrencilerinin Kişilik Özellikleri, Umutsuzluk, Çaresizlik ve Talihsizlik Düzeyleri ile Problem Çözme Yaklaşımları Arasındaki İlikşilerin İncelenmesi

Abstract

Objectives: The present study aimed at investigatingvariables related to problem solving styles in universitystudents in Turkey. Accordingly, personality traits, hopelessness, helplessness and haplessness levels and theirprediction power on problem solving styles are aimed tobe examined. Method: For these purposes 165 university students completed questionnaires mentioned above.Results: Findings of the analyses revealed that incomelevel was a predictor of Mindful and Self-confidentProblem Solving Approaches. After demographic variables were controlled, significant relationship was foundamong "Conscientiousness" personality trait andImpatient, Avoidant, Self-confident and PlannedProblem Solving Approaches. Moreover, a significantrelationship was found among "Negative Valence" andEvaluative and Avoidance Problem Solving Approaches.Results also displayed that Openness was as a predictorof Mindful, Evaluative, Self-confident and PlannedProblem Solving Approaches. Neuroticism was as a predictor of only Planned Problem Solving Approach. Besideall of these, significant relationship was found amongHopelessness and Mindful and Self-confident ProblemSolving Approaches. Helplessness had a negative andsignificant relationship with Avoidance and PlannedProblem Solving Approaches. Haplessness predicted onlyImpatient Problem Solving Approach. Conclusion: Theresults were discussed in the light of the related literature and dependent recommendations to the area weregiven

Özet

Amaç: Bu ara?tyrmada üniversite ö?rencilerinin ki?iliközellikleri, umutsuzluk, çaresizlik, talihsizlik ile problemçözme yakla?ymlary arasyndaki ili?kilerin incelenmesi veproblem çözme yakla?ymlaryny yordayan de?i?kenlerinbelirlenmesi amaçlanmy?tyr. Yöntem: Bu amaç do?rultusunda Hacettepe Üniversitesinde farkly bölümlerdee?itim gören toplam 165 ö?renci ile ara?tyrmayürütülmü?tür. Bulgular: Elde edilen bulgulara göre kontrol de?i?kenlerinden sadece "toplam gelir düzeyi"De?erlendirici ve Kendine Güvenen Yakla?ym ile anlamlyili?ki göstermi?tir. Çaly?madaki demografik özelliklerdenolu?an kontrol de?i?kenleri kontrol edildikten sonra"Sorumluluk" ki?ilik özelli?i Aceleci ve KaçynganDe?erlendirici, Kendine Güvenen ve Planly ProblemÇözme Yakla?ymlary ile anlamly ili?ki göstermi?tir."Olumsuz De?erlik" ki?ilik özelli?i Dü?ünen ProblemÇözme Yakla?ymy ve Kaçyngan Yakla?ymla ili?kili bulunmu?tur. "Geli?ime Açyklyk" ki?ilik özelli?i Dü?ünen,De?erlendirici, Kendine Güvenen ve Planly ProblemÇözme Yakla?ymlary ile anlamly ili?ki göstermi?tir."Nörotizm" ki?ilik özelli?i ise sadece Planly ProblemÇözme Yakla?ymynyn yordayycylary arasynda yer almy?tyr.Ayryca "Umutsuzluk", Dü?ünen ve Kendine GüvenenYakla?ymlar ile anlamly ili?kili bulunmu?tur. "Çaresizlik" iseKaçyngan Yakla?ym ve Planly Yakla?ym ile negatif ili?kilibulunmu?tur. "Talihsizlik" ise sadece Aceleci Yakla?ymynyordayycylary arasynda yer almy?tyr. Sonuç: Bu bulgularilgili literatür y?y?ynda tarty?ylmy? ve alan için önerilere yerverilmi?tir