THE COMPARISON OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN TURKEY AND CYPRUS IN TERMS OF STRATEGIES FOR COPING WITH STRESS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS
THE COMPARISON OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN TURKEY AND CYPRUS IN TERMS OF STRATEGIES FOR COPING WITH STRESS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS
Author(s): Kâmile Bahar AydınSubject(s): Higher Education , Educational Psychology, Social psychology and group interaction, Behaviorism, Social development, Social Informatics, Sociology of Culture, Sociology of the arts, business, education, Environmental interactions, Sociology of Education
Published by: Sage Yayınları
Keywords: Coping with stress; psychological symptom; university students; environment; cross-cultural study; Türkiye, Cyprus (TRNC);
Summary/Abstract: In this study, the university students in Turkey and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) were compared in terms of strategies for coping with stress and psychological symptoms. Students in both groups were Turkish origin. The following two questions were asked in this study: 1. Are there any differences between the Turkish students in Turkey and TRNC in terms of strategies for coping with stress? 2. Are there any differences between the Turkish students in Turkey and TRNC in terms of psychological symptoms? 345 students from Turkey and 251 students from TRNC participated into the study. Coping Strategies Scale and Brief Symptom Inventory were used for data collection. Parametrical and non-parametrical analysis findings showed that the avoidance strategy, depression, anxiety, negative self and somatization scores of TRNC group were higher than the other group as expected. Results are interpreted through the concepts of change, predispose and culture.
Journal: TURAN-SAM
- Issue Year: 3/2011
- Issue No: 10
- Page Range: 27-40
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English