scholarly journals The effect of meditation on depression, anxiety, and stress in university students

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 186-191
Author(s):  
Melike Demir Doğan ◽  
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Tuğçe Polat ◽  
Muhammed Mücahit Yilmaz ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
University Students ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Stress Levels ◽  
Meditation Group ◽  
Design And Methods

Purpose: The aim of this study is to determine the effect of meditation on depression, anxiety, and stress levels of university students. Design and Methods: In the study, the data were collected using personal information form and Depression, anxiety, and stress scale. The meditation group performed a 20-minute attention and awareness meditation once a week for 8 weeks. Findings: As a result of the statistical analysis, it was observed that there was no significant difference in the comparison of the anxiety, stress, and depression levels between two groups at the end of 8 weeks. Practice Implications: Consequently, it was determined that meditation was an ineffective approach for reducing the anxiety, stress, and depression levels.

scholarly journals Sport science college students and career stress

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 580-589 ◽  
Author(s):  
Onur Mutlu Yasar ◽  
Murat Turgut
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
University Education ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Income Status ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Stress Levels ◽  
Science College ◽  
The University

The aim of this study is to examine the career stress levels of university students in different faculties according to age, gender, faculty, class and financial status variables. The research was conducted using a quantitative research design. The sample of this study consisted of 1,189 university students from Kastamonu University Education Faculty, School of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Engineering and Architecture. Career Stress Scale consisting of 20 items and three sub-dimensions was used. Data were normally distributed and parametric analysis was used. According to the findings of this study, it was determined that the average score of the participants was 2.43 from the total score of the career stress scale. In this context, it was found that the career stress levels of the participants were moderate at the lower limit. According to the average scores of the participants, the lowest subscale was found to be an external conflict with 2.13 average and the highest subscale was found to be job anxiety with an average score of 2.82. A significant difference was found almost between all different groups in different ways (p > 0.05). As a result, it was found that the career stress levels of the university students participating in the research were moderate, as well as differences according to variables such as gender, class, age, faculty and income status. Among these differences, the most striking ones appear to be the variables of age and income. In this context, it was determined that university students who have lower age and lower-income status level have higher career stress level than age and income status variables. Keywords: Career, collage, stress, sport, students, university.

scholarly journals Investigation of assertiveness levels of university students according to demographic variablesÜniversite öğrencilerinin güvengenlik düzeylerinin demografik değişkenlere göre incelenmesi

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 2674
Author(s):  
İzzet Parmaksız
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Parental Attitudes ◽  
Personality Development ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
English Summary ◽  
Gender Violence ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Field Worker ◽  
Significant Difference

Human beings need to maintain their life as a social entity and as a result they communicate with other people in order to meet their physical, emotional and cognitive needs, to develop themselves, to develop from many angles and to maintain their lives. Because it is a necessity for a person who lives as a social being to be in contact with other members of society. The individual must have assertiveness behavioral characteristics in order to exist in the society. This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between the level of assertivenes of university students and demographic variables. The study was carried out with a total of 243 university students who were volunteers, 107 (44.03%) women and 136 (55.97%) men. The Voltan-Acar Self-Determination (assertiveness) Scale and the personal information form prepared by the researcher were used in the study. T-test for binary comparisons, one-way analysis of variance for multiple comparisons (Anova) was used. The obtained data were analyzed in the SPSS 22 packet program.According to the results of analysis, gender, violence exposure, health problem, substance use and income level variables did not make a meaningful difference in the level of assertivenes of the students, but parental attitudes, place of residence, self- appreciation, general perception, family structure, father education level and school success variables were found to have a significant difference in the students' assertivenes levels. Findings from the study are thought to help the field worker in identifying and interpreting the levels of assertivenes of the students, in developing and implementing intervention methods for students with low levels of assertivenes and thus in supporting the students' personality development and social skills in the desired direction.Extended English summary is in the end of Full Text PDF (TURKISH) file. Özetİnsan bulunduğu toplumun sosyal bir unsurudur ve bunun sonucu olarak fiziksel, duygusal, bilişsel ihtiyaçlarını karşılamak, kendini geliştirmek ve hayatına devam etmek için toplumdaki diğer bireylerle iletişim kurar. Çünkü insanın toplumdaki diğer fertlerle iletişim halinde olması bir zorunluluktur. Bireyin kendisinin ve diğerlerinin haklarını adil bir şekilde savunabilmesi olarak tanımlanan güvengenlik önemli bir özelliktir. Bu nedenle bireyin toplumda kendini var etmesi için güvengen davranış özelliklerine sahip olması gerekir. Bu araştırma, üniversite öğrencilerinin güvengenlik düzeylerini demografik değişkenlere göre ele alan bir çalışmadır. Çalışma gönüllü olan 107 (%44.03%) kadın, 136 (%55.97) erkek toplam 243 üniversite öğrencisi ile yapılmıştır. Çalışmada Güvengenlik Ölçeği ve araştırmacının hazırlamış olduğu kişisel veriler formu kullanılmıştır. Verilerin analizinde ikili unsurları kıyaslamak için t-testi, üç ve daha fazlası değişkenleri kıyaslamak için tek yönlü varyans analizi kullanılmıştır. Veriler SPSS 22 programında çözümlenmiştir. Analiz sonuçlarına göre cinsiyet, şiddete maruz kalma, sağlık sorunu, madde kullanımı ve gelir düzeyi değişkenlerinin öğrencilerin güvengenlik düzeylerinde anlamlı bir farklılık yaratmadığı fakat ebeveyn tutumları, yaşanılan yer, kendini beğeni, genel olumlu algı, aile yapısı, kardeş sayısı, annenin eğitim seviyesi, babanın eğitim seviyesi ve okul başarısı değişkenlerinin öğrencilerin güvengenlik düzeylerinde anlamlı bir fark oluşturduğu saptanmıştır. Bu araştırmadan elde edilen veriler, öğrencilerin güvengenliklerinin hangi değişkenlerle ilişkili olduğunun belirlenmesinde, güvengenlik düzeyi düşük olan öğrencilere yönelik müdahale tekniklerin belirlenmesinde, uygulamalı çalışmaların yapılmasında ve böylece bireylerin istendik davranışları kazanmalarının ve sosyal becerilerinin istenilen yönde desteklenmesinde alan çalışanlarına yardımcı olacağı düşünülmektedir.

scholarly journals The Perceived Stress Level of Nursing Students Regarding The Clinical Practices in the Covid-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 592-599
Author(s):  
ışın cantekin
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Nursing Profession ◽  
Clinical Practices ◽  
Perceived Stress Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Stress Levels

This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the perceived stress levels of nursing students regarding the clinical practice during the Covid-19 pandemic. The study was conducted between May 20 and June 20, 2020, with 252 students studying in all classes in the Nursing Departments of Necmettin Erbakan University. The data were collected using the Information Form and the Perceived Stress Scale for Nursing Students (PSSNS). 52.0% of the students felt uncomfortable thinking about Covid-19, and 62.2% stated that their anxiety increased when they thought they were infected with Covid-19. The study further revealed that 57.9% of the nursing students were afraid to provide care to the individuals diagnosed with Covid-19 and 82.1% stated that they did not have enough knowledge to provide care to those individuals. Our study revealed that there is a statistically significant difference between the mean scores of the Perceived Stress Scale for Nursing Students and the students’ gender (p<0.01), the status of willingly choosing the nursing profession (p<0.01), the interest in the nursing profession during the Covid-19 pandemic (p<0.01), having enough knowledge to provide care to individuals diagnosed with Covid-19 (p<0.01), being uncomfortable thinking about Covid-19 (p<0.01), being afraid to provide care to individuals diagnosed with Covid-19 (p<0.01), and the increased anxiety level thinking that they were infected with Covid-19 (p<0.01). In this study, female nurses and nurses who did not choose the nursing profession willingly, whose interests in the nursing profession were negatively affected during the pandemic period, who believe that they do not have the knowledge or who do not want to provide care to individuals diagnosed with Covid-19, who are afraid to provide care, and who are uncomfortable thinking about Covid-19 were found to have higher perceived stress levels. It is recommended to offer training and counseling to the nursing students with high perceived stress levels

scholarly journals Investigation of the Relationship between Academic Self-Concept and Academic Self-Efficacy of University Students Receiving Sports Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 68
Author(s):  
Isa Doğan ◽  
Gamze Durmuş
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Test Analysis ◽  
Grade Levels ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Academic Self Efficacy

In this study, it was aimed to examine the relationship between Academic Self-Concept and Academic Self-Efficacy of university students studying in the field of sports sciences. The population of the research consists of a total of 619 students from the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grades of Karabük University Hasan Doğan School of Physical Education and Sports, while the sample group consists of a total of 241 students, 88 of whom are female and 153 are male. “Personal Information Form”, “Matovu Academic Self-Concept Scale” developed by Liu and Wang (2005) and later adapted for university students by Matovu (2014) and adapted into Turkish by Cantekin and Gökler (2019), and the “Academic Self-Efficacy Scale” developed by Kandemir (2010) were used as data collection tools in the research. The data obtained were analyzed with the SPSS-24 Package Program. At the same time, Pearson correlation analysis, Independent-Samples t-test analysis, One-Way ANOVA (One-Way Analysis of Variance), Tukey multiple comparison were used in the analysis and interpretation of the data. While there is a significant difference between the Academic Self-Efficacy Scale (ASES) and Self-Efficacy for Academic Effort, one of its sub-dimensions, according to the gender of the students, there is no significant difference between it and the other sub-dimensions. According to the grade levels of the students, there is a significant difference between the total of ASES and Self-Efficacy for Handling Academic Problems, one of its sub-dimensions, while there is no significant difference between it and other sub-dimensions.

scholarly journals A study of university students’ level of self-disclosure in their romantic relationship and love-styles

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 158-172
Author(s):  
Yağmur Çerkez ◽  
Melisa Bolat ◽  
Yasemin Sorakın
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Romantic Relationship ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Turkish Republic ◽  
Self Disclosure ◽  
School Year ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Faculty Of Education

This study aimed to examine the relationship between the level of self-disclosure of university students in their loving relationships and their loving style. The research was conducted at the Faculty of Education of a private university in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus in the 2019-2020 school year. This research is a descriptive study based on the relational screening model with a total of 186 students, 135 women and 51 men, selected with appropriate sampling method. The Self-Disclosure Scale was used to measure the level of self-disclosure of students, the Attitudes to Love Scale-Short Form to measure their attitudes towards love and the form of personal information elaborated by the researcher for demographic characteristics. As a result of the findings obtained in the study, there was no significant difference in the level of self-disclosure in the students' loving relationships in relation to demographic characteristics. It was found that there was a significant difference in the subdimension of affective love according to the frequency of the encounter with the partner and the subdimension of love.

scholarly journals Physical education and sports students’ attitudes towards inclusive education (The sample of Kocaeli University)

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 2839 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mensure Aydın ◽  
Nejat İra ◽  
Bergün Meriç Bingül ◽  
Çiğdem Bulgan
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Arithmetic Average ◽  
Education Class ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Students Attitudes

The aim of this study was to observe if Physical Education and Sports students’ attitudes towards Inclusive Education differ or not. The research was done according to the scanning/screening model. “Personal information form” (2004) - (reformed by Orel and his friends) and “Attitude Scale related to Inclusion” (1995)-(reformed by Antonak & Larivee and adapted into Turkish by Kırcaali & Iftar ) were used for  Kocaeli University School of Physical Education and Sports /Physical Education and Sports Department’s 1st grade and the 2nd grade students (121 students) who didn’t take the Inclusive Education class and the 3rd and 4th grade students (193 students) who took the Inclusive Education class. In the statistical analysis of the research, frequency values of the data (which were obtained from  personal information forms) were surveyed and while analysing the data (obtained from the attitude scale related to inclusion) arithmetic average, standard deviation and t test (for the difference between two groups ) were applied.In statistical analysis and in all parameters  numerical difference was seen on the side of the students who took inclusive education class but no statEistically significant difference was found . (P<0,05). As a result, it can be said that Inclusive Education class had a positive change on the attitudes of  Physical Education teacher candidates towards inclusion.

scholarly journals Surveying the Level of Perceived Freedom of University Students in their Leisure Time

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 199
Author(s):  
Veli Ozan Çakır
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Meaningful Difference ◽  
Parametric Test ◽  
Sample Group ◽  
Normality Test ◽  
Test Conditions ◽  
Significant Difference

The purpose of this study is to investigate the level of perceived freedom of university students in their leisure time with respect to various parameters. The sample group of the study has been selected with purposive sampling method among Dumlupinar University PE and Sports College students with an average age of 22.49±2.76, of whom 192 are male and 98 are female, with a total of 290 students. In the study, “Freedom Perceived in Leisure Time Scale” which has been developed by Witt and Ellis (1985) and adapted to Turkish by Lapa and Tercan (2017), has been used. To determine the personal information of participants percentage and frequency methods, and to determine whether the data has normal distribution or not Shapiro Wilks normality test has been conducted and once it has been concluded, that the data was suitable for parametric test conditions, independent T Test and ANOVA Test has been used to analyse the data. Analysis shows, that with respect to gender, age, department, grade, and weekly leisure time sufficiency parameters there is no significant difference in perceived level of freedom, but with respect to welfare level and sports branch parameters there is a statistically meaningful difference. Consequently, it has been concluded, that in the perceived level of freedom of participants there are differences with respect to various parameters.

Analysis of the relationship between the personality traits of university students and their grit levels

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 606-612
Author(s):  
Nezir Ekinci ◽  
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Openness To Experience ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Age Range

This research aims to examine the relationships between personality traits and the grit levels of university students. Participants of the study are 379 students (304 females, 75 males). The age range of the study group is 18-25. Five-Factor Personality Scale, Short Grit Scale, and Personal Information Form were used as data collection tools in the study. Analysis of the data was performed using the Pearson product moments correlation with the SPSS program and t-test techniques for independent groups. According to the findings obtained from the study, a positive significant relationship was found between liability, openness to experience, extraversion and adaptation personality traits, and grit levels. It’s also found that a negative relationship between neuroticism and grit levels. In terms of gender, there was no significant difference between male students and female students in grit levels. However, in terms of gender, it was observed that there was a significant difference between male students and female students in terms of adaptation and openness to experience. The research findings were discussed within the scope of the literature and recommendations were made according to the results.

scholarly journals University students’ opinions of the meaning of leisure and their perceived freedom in leisure

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Duygu Harmandar Demirel ◽  
Mehmet Demirel ◽  
Emrah Serdar
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Parametric Test ◽  
Normality Test ◽  
Test Conditions ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Sports Sciences

The aim of this study is to examine the perceptions of university students towards leisure and perceived freedom in leisure on the basis of different variables. To this end, a total of 250 university students in total, 174 (69%) of whom are males and 78 (31%) of whom are females selected by random sampling have voluntarily attended the research study. The sample of the study consists of students studying at Istanbul University's Faculty of Sports Sciences. The data collection instruments of the study include the personal information form developed by the researcher, as well as the Leisure Meanings Inventory which was developed by Esteve et al. (1999) and adapted into Turkish by Gürbüz et al. (2007) and aims to determine the leisure perceptions of the participants. The Perceived Freedom in Leisure Scale, which was developed by Witt and Ellis (1985) and adapted into Turkish by Yerlisu, Lapa and Ağyar (2011) was used to determine the participants’ perceived freedom levels in leisure. Additionally, frequency methods have been utilized to identify the distribution of the personal information of the participants and the Shapiro-Wilks normality test has been applied to identify whether data had normal distribution. Mann-Whitney U and Kruskall Wallis tests have been applied to determine the significant differences after it was determined that the data were suitable to non-parametric test conditions. According to the gender variable, no significant difference has been identified in the sub-dimension of the perceived freedom in leisure scale (p>0.05). In the active-passive participation and goal orientation sub-dimensions in the leisure meanings inventory, the female participants were found to score more than male participants. Based on the age variable, there were no significant differences found in any sub dimension of the perceived freedom scale (p<0.05) or in the leisure meanings inventory (p>0.05). In conclusion, the perceived leisure levels of the female participants were higher than the male while it was also seen that as age increases, the perceived freedom levels in leisure increases as well.

Predicting the psychological resilience levels of university students according to some variables

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 819-848
Author(s):  
Suna GÖKSEL-OFLAS ◽  
Fulya Yüksel-Şahin
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Gender Roles ◽  
University Students ◽  
Intercultural Sensitivity ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Psychological Resilience ◽  
Significant Difference

The study examines whether university students’ psychological resilience levels are predicted by gender roles, intercultural sensitivity, risk factors, and sex. It also investigates whether there is any significant difference between the psychological resilience levels of university students studying in different faculties (Education, Engineering, and Art & Design). The study sample consists of 519 university students (313 female, 206 male). The “Psychological Resilience Scale”, “Gender Roles Attitude Scale”, “Intercultural Sensitivity Scale”, a “List for Identifying Risk Factors” and a “Personal Information Form” were employed to obtain the study data. Linear Regression analysis and Variance Analysis technique was performed. The results of the study revealed that as variables, gender roles, intercultural sensitivity, and having the risk factors are significant predictors of the psychological resilience levels of the university students. However, gender was not found to be a significant predictor of the students’ psychological resilience levels. Similarly, there was no significant difference between the psychological resilience levels of students attending different faculties.

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