University Student's Relationship's Believes: Sample of Turkey

• Published in: Procedia, social and behavioral sciences social and behavioral sciences, 2015-05, Vol.185, p.495-499
• Main Authors: Demirtas-Zorbaz, Selen, Ulas, Ozlem, Kepir-Savoly, D. Didem
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Gender; Relationship beliefs; University students
• ISSN: 1877-0428; 1877-0428
• DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.03.462

The purpose of this study to determine Hacettepe University's students relationships’ believes and factors which effects to these believes. According to this purpose, two questions were presented in this study: 1.Does university students’ general relationships’ believes’, helplessness, unlovability grade averages differ according to gender and relationship which she/he had before? 2. Is there any significant relationship between university students’ general relationships’ believes’, helplessness, unlovability grade averages and relationship's duration? The study was conducted 159 students who study at Hacettepe University, in period of fall semester in 2012-2013 academic years. The participants were comprised of 110 women, 48 men. Relationship Belief Inventory was used in this study which was adapted in Turkish by Kalkan and Personal Information Form which was developed by researchers. Additionally, independent sample t-test and Pearson product-moment correlation were analysis methods which were used for analyzing the data. Findings: According to this research's results, it was determined that there was significant difference between gender and students’ general relationship believes’ (p.05, t=443). On the other hand, there was negative and significant correlations between relationship's duration and university students’ general relationship believes (r=-0,172, p