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Volume 5, Issue 5(Suppl) J Child Adolesc Behav, an open access journal
ISSN: 2375-4494 Child Psychology 2017
September 28-29, 2017
September 28-29, 2017 Berlin, Germany
23rd International Conference on
Adolescent Medicine &
Child Psychology
The relationship between nursing students' attitudes towards gender equality and dating violence
Nevin Uslu1 and Rabiye Erenoglu2
1Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Turkey
2Mustafa Kemal University, Turkey
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.
Biography
Nevin Uslu has completed her master's degree and doctorate in Erciyes University Pediatric Nursing Department. She conducts researches adolescents with Type
1 Diabetes Mellitus and obese in child endocrinology. She is interested in child psychology. She has also handle with abuse/violence, stress management, problem
solving and hope in her researches. She is currently pursuing as an assistant professor in Mehmet Akif Ersoy University.
Nevin Uslu et al., J Child Adolesc Behav 2017, 5:5(Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2375-4494-C1-002