Major Issues in Female Dormitories of Universities and their Relationship with Mental Health

Üniversitelerin Kad›n Yurtlar›nda Yaflanan Bafll›ca Problemler ve Ruh Sa¤l›¤› ile ‹liflkisi

Abstract

Screening and identifying the problems faced by university students, and finding the sources and understanding the variables that cause these problems are very important for mental health. Campus is an environment that is open to many risk factors and much research has confirmed that university study is particularly difficult for women. The aim of this study is to investigate the problems of female students living in university dormitories in a comprehen- sive manner and to make a relational analysis in the areas that are considered to be related to these problems. In addition, it aims at determining the extent to which university students' depression, anxiety, stress and psychological wellbeing are predicted by the various problem areas experienced by the stu- dents. 122 Female students participated in the study. “Newly-Developed Problem Screening Inventory”, “Depression-Anxiety-Stress Scale (DASS- 21)” and the “Psychological Well-being Scale” were used for the data collec- tion. The collected data were analyzed through stepwise regression analysis, which led to the conclusion that personal perception and affective problems are significant predictors for all three variables, drawing attention to the importance of the problems experienced by female students. The findings are discussed in the context of national and international studies on women liv- ing in university dormitories, and suggestions and limitations are presented.

Özet

Üniversite ö¤rencilerinin karfl›laflt›klar› sorunlar›n taranmas› ve tespiti, kayna¤›n›n bulunmas› ve bu sorunlara sebep olan de¤iflkenlerin anlafl›l- mas› kiflilerin ruh sa¤l›¤› aç›s›ndan oldukça önemlidir. Üniversite yaflam› birçok risk faktörüne aç›k bir ortam olup, özellikle kad›nlar için bu süre- cin daha zorlu geçti¤i birçok araflt›rmada bulgulanm›flt›r. Bu çal›flman›n amac› üniversite yurtlar›nda kalan kad›n ö¤rencilerin problemlerini kap- saml› bir flekilde taramak ve bu problemlerle iliflkili oldu¤u düflünülen alanlarda iliflkisel bir analiz çal›flmas› yapmakt›r. Buna ek olarak üniversi- te ö¤rencilerinin depresyon, anksiyete, stres ve psikolojik iyi olufl düzey- lerinin, ö¤rencilerin yaflad›¤› çeflitli problem alanlar› taraf›ndan ne oran- da yordand›¤›n› belirlemek amaçlanm›flt›r. 122 Kad›n ö¤rencinin kat›ld›- ¤› araflt›rmada “Yeni Gelifltirilen Problem Tarama Envanteri”, “Depres- yon-Anksiyete-Stres Ölçe¤i (DAS-21)” ve “Psikolojik ‹yi Olufl Ölçe¤i” kullan›lm›flt›r. Aflamal› regresyon analizi sonucunda özellikle kiflisel alg› ve duygu durumu problemlerinin, ba¤›ml› de¤iflkenlerin anlaml› yorday›- c›s› olmas› bu alanda yaflan›lan problemlerin önemine dikkat çekmektedir. Araflt›rmadan elde edilen bulgular üniversite yurtlar›nda kalan kad›nlar üzerinde yap›lan ulusal ve uluslararas› çal›flmalar ba¤lam›nda tart›fl›lm›fl, öneriler ve s›n›rl›l›klar sunulmufltur.