ÜNİVERSİTE ÖĞRENCİLERİNİN DENEYİMLEDİĞİ FLÖRT ŞİDDETİNİ ANLAMAK
Project no. 825 · Status: Kapanmış · 2018
Summary
In recent years, dating violence has been recognized as an important problem. Researches showed that dating violence is prevalent, and victims experience many psychological problems such as depression, suicide, and eating disorders in Turkey. Therefore, this study aimed to examine thoroughly the experiences of university students on dating violence by using a qualitative design. Focus group interviews were conducted in this study because these interviews aimed to collect data about subjects which individuals experience in daily life or frequently encountered in immediate surroundings. Participants consisted of 78 university students. The ages of the participants ranged from 18 to 22. In total, ten questions have been developed by the researchers to examine experiences, attitudes, and definitions about dating violence. Eight focus group interviews were conducted in separate groups for male and female participants. The groups consisted of 8-13 participants. The interviews were conducted by one interviewer and one observer. In this study, content analysis was used to evaluate the data. The answers of the participants were coded and themes were determined for each question by two researchers. The results of this study showed that the participants gave more examples of psychological dating violence than other subtypes of dating violence. Participants were more likely to receive support from their friends and families following dating violence. Also, participants stated individual, familial, and contextual risk factors for dating violence. The other findings of this study were presented and discussed in light of the literature. Key words: dating violence, university students, focus group