Nevin Uslu
Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Turkey
Title: The Relationship between nursing students' attitudes towards gender equality and dating violence
Biography
Biography: Nevin Uslu
Abstract
Statement of the Problem: This study was planned to determine relationship between university students' attitudes towards gender equality and dating violence.
Methodology & Theoretical Orientation: Study was conducted with 310 students who were studied in a nursing department of university, agreed to participate study from April-May 2017. In this descriptive-analytical type study, Personal Information Form, Dating Violence Scale (DVS), Gender Equality Scale (GES) were used as data collection tools. In analysis, descriptive statistics, non-parametric, correlation analyses were used.
Findings: 62.3% of the students were female, 96.1% were single, 26.8% were the first year, the average age was 20.94±1.91. It was determined 75.4% of young ones came Mediterranean region, the majority of their parents had education level as a primary school and they had a moderate level of income. GES and subscale (traditional, equality sex) averages of students were 50.6±0.6, 42.7±6.1, 7.9 ± 1.3. There was no statistically significant difference between means of GES according to marital status, place of birth, mother education level and family income level (p>0.05). It was determined means of GES were statistically significantly different according to gender, class and father's educational status. GES scores of female students, fourth-year students, and students who had fathers with university degrees were higher than those of others (p<0.05). In the study, mean of DVS and subscales (general, physical, emotional, economic, sexual violence) were 4.2±0.4, 4.5±0.5, 4.3±0.7, 4.0±0.6, 3.8±0.9, 4.4±0.6. A statistically significant difference was found between means of DVS scores according to gender, father education level of students (p<0.05). As students' perception of gender equality increased, their attitudes which didn’t support dating violence increased (p<0.01).
Conclusion & Significance: It was determined students had moderate levels of gender equality perception, they didn’t support dating violence. Students' awareness can be raised via trainings on gender roles and prevention of sex-based violence.